HSE Audit: Issues found in health service IT

Internal audits have found IT issues in various sections of the HSE, as well as concerns over mobile phones and some examples of overpayments.

As of January last year, the HSE had 24,950 mobile devices in use but a review of mobile device security found a risk of a lack of accountability and tracking of devices within the organisation and also found that people leaving the HSE could keep devices unnoticed for a significant period of time.

“Based on the number and nature of findings identified, the auditors assessed the controls as inadequate,” the audit report said.