Briefing notes encounter

The no-holds barred ministerial briefing papers from the Department of Health were a bitter blow to Dr James Reilly’s health reform plans, believes Dr Muiris Houston. The latest revelations about James Reilly’s reform proposals for the health service raise even more questions about his tenure as Minister for Health. Until now, prone to going off on tangents may have been the kindest observations made about his performance. But the latest information to emerge reveals to me just how much of a solo run he was embarked on in the latter stages of his ministry. The Irish Times got hold of…