New HSE boss admits organisation is 'top heavy with many cumbersome processes' 

HSE chief executive Bernard Gloster said a key problem for patients was a lack of consistency in getting help around the country. Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

The HSE has become “a top-heavy structure with many cumbersome processes” the incoming chief executive Bernard Gloster told the Oireachtas health committee on Wednesday.

On Monday, there were 600 patients delayed in leaving hospitals due to gaps in support services or transfer processes, he said, adding this was not reasonable.