Two salaries better than one as HSE to split national directorate

THE HSE has decided to split one of its key national directorate posts into two positions, meaning taxpayers will in future pay two salaries for a role currently covered by one.

In the lead-up to today’s savage budget cuts, it has emerged the national directorate of quality and clinical care will be split into separate positions.

Under the move, the post — set-up in mid-2009 and currently held by consultant haematologist Dr Barry White — will be split into national clinical programmes and a new risk, quality and clinical care directorate.