Health chief takes the rap, but successive ministers are to blame

THE revelations from the Travers Report this week into the nursing homes debacle could be a worthy episode from Yes, Minister, except that the title would have to be changed.

No, Minister, you did not know about the illegal overcharging. No, Minister, you were not shown the file. No, Minister, you were not told about the overcharging on two occasions.

Michael Kelly says otherwise - but he’s no longer secretary general of the Department of Health for the simple reason he was wrongfully shafted over the revelations in the report.