Minister for Health also says board should have ensured adequate succession planning to replace former chief executive after her second five-year term ended
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said a failure to reduce waiting times for spinal surgery was undermining public confidence in Children's Health Ireland. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins
Mr Donnelly also revealed that work was ongoing with the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund to increase spinal surgery capacity “through national and international outsourcing”. He said the board believed that stability and continuity of leadership was needed as CHI prepared for the move to the newHe said the board believed “the lack of continuity of leadership will adversely affect the stability of the executive team and the organisation”.
However, Mr Donnelly told Dr Browne in a letter last month that he was concerned at references to risks that the board feared could be posed by a change in chief executive. “Given the outgoing CEO was coming to the end of a second five-year term, it was incumbent on the board to ensure adequate succession planning,” he said.“We have failed these children repeatedly – and over many years.
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