Dan O'Brien: Varadkar will need guile, patience and persistence to improve Health
Money was thrown at the department up to 2008, proving that is only one factor in creating a good system, says Dan O'Brien
The flow of health controversies is neverending. The role of the HSE in the latest abortion-related case and the premature departure of the top civil servant in the Department of Health were two charged issues over the past week alone.
Criticisms of the healthcare system are constant and come from many quarters, but how bad is Ireland's healthcare system? And, as importantly, can the new Health Minister Leo Varadkar do much to improve it?
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