HSE hires 3 times more office staff than nurses

The HSE has recruited almost three times more administrative and managerial staff than front-line nurses in the past three years.

As the number of people waiting on trolleys hit an all-time record high of 714 earlier this month, it has been revealed that just 892 extra staff nurses have been hired since December 2014.

Concerns have been raised around a “disproportionate increase” in administrative, clerical, and managerial staff, which saw a jump of 2,603 since December 2014.