Donnelly's 'disrespectful' letter to Sláintecare council an attempt to silence them - Shortall

Stephen Donnelly announced the establishment of a task force to tackle hospital waiting lists, which are now worse than they were before the pandemic. Picture: Brian Lawless

A member of the Sláintecare Implementation Advisory Council (SIAC) says he is "not surprised" the council has been disbanded by the Minister of Health.

Stephen Donnelly wrote to members last night informing them the council would be disbanded and a new group would advise the Department of Health on the regional health areas only, a controversial part of Sláintecare, which has so far not been implemented.