Comment: Who is steering Sláintecare as it threatens to veer out of control?

Sources say there are questions about how the power-sharing jigsaw between the HSE, Department of Health and Sláintecare actually works, writes Niamh Griffin

Changes like giving GPs better access to diagnostics or running midwifery clinics in the community are claimed as part of Sláintecare. File photo: Pexels

Sláintecare has become a byword for progress in health services but this week the reality behind the slogans came into focus.

Two top officials have resigned; moves variously described as a “shock” and “very serious” by politicians familiar with the reforms.