Beacon worker in RTÉ report resigns

The Beacon Hospital in Dublin has confirmed that an employee featured in an RTÉ report into procurement practices at hospitals has resigned.

Noel Bergin, a supply chain co-ordinator at Beacon Hospital, was reported to have accepted a two-week holiday in Florida from medical supplies company Eurosurgical. It was also reported that the cost of this holiday was later reimbursed.

The Beacon yesterday confirmed that Mr Bergin had resigned.