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HSE says €17m cost overrun ‘not sustainable’

THE Health Service Executive (HSE) said yesterday that a cost overrun in the mid-west of €17 million for the first quarter of this year “is not sustainable”.

Tue, 24 May, 2011 - 01:00

Gordon Deegan

The HSE was yesterday commenting on a document it has circulated to unions in the mid-west containing proposed cost-cutting measures totalled at €17.6m.

According to the HSE, its total budget for 2011 in the mid-west is €605m and it “remains committed to meeting its service plan targets for this year”.

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