Daniel McConnell: Sense of dysfunction around health service is bonkers

The recording of an internal Department of Health meeting on January 27 contained references to ‘fake targets’, concerns about the HSE’s financial ‘sloppiness’, and the credibility of the health budget.

 HSE CEO Paul Reid.  Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland

Last weekend’s Business Post newspaper ran a most extraordinary lead story from reporters Aaron Rogan and Daniel Murray.

The story was based on a secret recording of top health officials which laid bare a startling picture of just how shambolic our health service is.