No new management consultancy deals in HSE without Gloster sign-off 

HSE chief executive Bernard Gloster. File picture: Denis Minihane

As concern grows around the health budget, HSE chief executive Bernard Gloster has directed that no new deals with external management consultants can be put in place without his personal sign-off.

Details of deals worth millions of euros with firms such as PWC Ireland and EY caused outrage earlier this year, with an estimated total of €113m for last year alone.