Simon Harris plans huge makeover for health authority

The HSE is set for a massive shake-up after Health Minister Simon Harris warned that its governance structure was preventing him from discharging his duties.

Mr Harris intends scrapping the health authority as part of a plan for the future of Ireland’s healthcare.

Of more immediate concern, however, is the HSE’s governance structure and Mr Harris does not want the current situation to continue. The minister told the Oireachtas Committee on the Future of Healthcare that measures to improve governance were urgently needed.