CHI boss told of HSE takeover just hours before news was made public

Lucy Nugent was informed on Tuesday evening, just hours before the news was made public early yesterday. File picture: Sam Boal/Collins Photos

The chief executive of Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) was told just hours in advance that the HSE would be taking over its hospitals, the health minister said.

Lucy Nugent was informed on Tuesday evening, just hours before the news was made public early yesterday, Jennifer Carroll McNeill told the Irish Examiner.