Former HSE Director General Criticises Simon Harris & HSE
Former HSE Director General Tony O'Brien has accused Health Minister Simon Harris of behaving like a "frightened little boy" during the Cervical Check scandal.
Mr O'Brien, who stepped down from the role earlier this year, has also admitted the way the HSE handled the screening controversy was a "trainwreck".
He's given a wide-ranging interview to the Sunday Business Post, warning it's "entirely possible" the number of patients on hospital trolleys this winter will hit one thousand.
Mr O'Brien also criticised the cut to new entrant consultant's pay.
Dr Donal O'Hanlon, President of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association, says public hospitals are in a state of crisis:
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