The numbers behind Paul Reid's 'whirlwind' tenure as HSE boss

Covid scuppered Paul Reid's efforts to tackle the health service's perennial problems, waiting lists and the trolley crisis. File photo: Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland

A whirlwind. That would probably be the best way to describe Paul Reid’s tenure as HSE chief executive.

The tornado was not of his making, that is certain, but like all such storms, it has left a lot of rebuilding to be done in its wake.