Underperforming hospital managers and consultants 'targeted'

Cork University Hospital is among the hospitals singled out as 'problematic'. Picture: Dan Linehan

Underperforming consultants and managers in some of the country's worst hospitals have been “targeted” in recent weeks and asked to account for their failures.

Government ministers, angered by a lack of progress in a number of hospitals, including Cork University Hospital (CUH) and University Hospital Limerick (UHL), have blamed managers for the poor performance, amid record levels of overcrowding and long waiting lists.