A wide consultation process undertaken on ‘Future Health’

By Lloyd Mudiwa. The Deputy Chief Executive Officer in the HSE joined the Minister for Health in extensively consulting health staff and local representatives countrywide in the lead-up to the recent publication of the framework for health reform, ‘Future Health’. “I toured the country with the Minister [Dr James Reilly] as 15 different sessions were hosted for hundreds of staff and members of the regional health fora to communicate the strategy and gain the views of staff,” Tony O’Brien said, explaining that ‘Future Health’ was about prioritising patients’ needs as difficult decisions on health financing were made. The Director General-designate…