Confidence in HSE - Crisis needs addressing

The survey of 90 general practitioners by the Irish Medical Times shows a marked decline in satisfaction with the performance of the Health Service Executive (HSE) chief executive Professor Brendan Drumm.

Almost two-thirds of the GPs — or 63% to be more precise — think that Prof Drumm’s performance has been either “poor” or “very poor”. A similar survey in June 2007 presented a distinctly different picture.

Of the GPs surveyed last year, 12% thought Prof Drumm was doing an “above-average” job. But that level of satisfaction has declined dramatically.