HSE partly to blame for €360m overspend

Overspending in the HSE mounted to €360m last year partly due to failed savings in drug payments, the recouping of private bed costs, and the use of agency staff.

A damning Oireachtas report has concluded that the HSE’s financial management systems are “no longer fit for purpose”.

Government TDs criticised the HSE yesterday, but laid the blame for failed savings and overspending firmly with the agency rather than with Health Minister James Reilly.