HSE staff could face sanction over failings

THE HSE last night admitted that some staff could face sanction over failings in the Roscommon Child Care Case, but stressed changes had been implemented to avoid a repeat case taking place in future.

Speaking after the publication of the shocking findings of the Roscommon Child Care Case, local health manager HSE West Bernard Gloster said a separate process would now look into whether staff involved in the family’s care were guilty of negligence.

This, he said, included sanction up to and including dismissal, although he would not say how many people would be investigated or whether there were other cases they had been involved with that had given rise to concerns within the HSE.