Consultants diverted public patients to private companies, earning €14.2 million in a year, Dáil told

Dáil told consultants 'funnelling' public hospital patients onto private lists

Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers confirmed to Aontu leader Peadar Tóibín that the HSE has ordered a “pause” on this behaviour.

Consultants diverted public patients to private companies, earning €14.2 million in a year, Dáil told

Minister says detailed survey underway of all ‘insourcing’ across HSE

Hospital consultants using waiting lists to funnel business to their private companies, Dáil told

Minister Jack Chambers said the issue is “very serious” and must be followed up on by the HSE.

€2m worth of HSE contracts went to firms linked to staff

The HSE is reviewing all ‘insourcing’ activity after € 2million worth of contracts were awarded to firms connected to health service staff without open competition. Just over € 1.5 million of this sum went to businesses linked to two staff members at University Hospital Limerick (UHL), with auditors raising concerns over value for money. Public Expenditure Minister and Fianna Fáil deputy leader Jack Chambers told the Dáil yesterday that the heal…