Another major blow to Sláintecare as Prof Anthony O’Connor resigns

Prof O’ Connor confirmed his resignation to the Irish Examiner on Thursday but said he does not wish to make any public comment on the matter.

The Sláintecare reform programme for the health service has suffered another blow as Professor Anthony O’Connor has announced he is resigning from its Implementation Advisory Council.

It is the third resignation from the implementation team in the last month, following the high-profile departures of executive director Laura Magahy and chair of the advisory committee Dr Tom Keane.