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Tue 11 Nov 2008Health strategy goes local
THE NEWS that the Health Service Executive (HSE) is close to implementing the first stage of its "National Integration - Local Responsibility" restructuring programme is welcome.
Since its inception in 2004, the HSE has experienced mixed fortunes. It has been overly centralised and, because of patient safety problems most notably a series of breast cancer scandals, there has been a certain loss of public confidence in the organisation's ability to deliver safe and effective healthcare.
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