Paul Reid

The chief executive of the Health Service Executive, Paul Reid, is to leave the HSE. Mr Reid, who became a household name and face during the fight against ...

Paying tribute to Mr Reid, the chairman of the HSE, Ciarán Devane, said: “It is with very great regret that I and the Board have heard of Paul’s decision. This has been truly inspirational for me to experience.” It has been truly rewarding leading an organisation whose staff come to work every day to make people’s lives better,” he said.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has paid tribute to Paul Reid on the announcement of his resignation as CEO of the HSE. Minister Donnelly said:.

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Chief executive tells Minister and staff he is 'making the decision with a heavy heart'

He has led the health service through what has been the greatest challenge it has ever faced, and done so with relentless dedication and professionalism. The HSE was also criticised for its role in the controversy over prescribing practices in child and youth mental health services in Kerry. We are very grateful that he will stay in his role for a further period to allow us progress the extremely difficult task of replacing him.” With allowances of around €50,000, his total remuneration in 2020 was over €420,000 and €411,777 in 2021. Martin Fraser, the secretary general of the Department of the Taoiseach, has left his role and is moving to London as ambassador. Ms Magahy stepped down last year, and now Mr Reid has indicated he will step aside two years before his term was due to expire.

In a statement today it emerged he has advised the chairman, the board of the HSE and the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, of his decision. He has agreed ...

Premium Premium Premium We are very grateful that he will stay in his role for a further period to allow us progress the extremely difficult task of replacing him.” Premium

Reid said he believes the HSE is entering a new phase and that the appointment of a new leader is now timely.

We are very grateful that he will stay in his role for a further period to allow us progress the extremely difficult task of replacing him.” Patients attending this new unit would need a GP referral and critically ill patients would be diverted away from Navan to other hospitals such as Our Lady of Lourdes in Drogheda. It's with a heavy heart that I've advised the Chairman of— Paul Reid (@paulreiddublin) @HSELiveand the Minister for Health that I will step down as CEO later this year. Having led teams in the private,not for profit,central & local government and health sectors,I now want to spend some time with my family. This has been truly inspirational for me to experience.” He said today that he has no immediate career plan.

HSE chief executive Paul Reid is to step down from his position later this year, it was confirmed. In a statement, Mr Reid said he was quitting to spend ...

In a message to staff, Mr Reid said he was making the decision with a heavy heart, and that it was the hardest career decision he had made. In a statement, Mr Reid said he was quitting to spend more time with his family and said it was his “belief that the HSE was entering a new phase and that the appointment of a new leader was now timely”. Mr Reid said he told the chairman, the board of the HSE and Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly of his decision and will step down in December.

He will finish up in December 2022 and said today that he has no immediate career plans.

We are very grateful that he will stay in his role for a further period to allow us progress the extremely difficult task of replacing him.” This has been truly inspirational for me to experience.” It has been truly rewarding leading an organisation whose staff come to work every day to make people’s lives better.

In a statement, the HSE said Mr Reid had agreed with the chairman that he will step down in December 2022, allowing a period to advance the process of selecting ...

"I understand fully why Paul has decided to step down later this year to spend more time with his family after an extraordinary demanding period. Mr Reid said he wanted to spend more time with his family who had made many sacrifices to support him. This has been truly inspirational for me to experience." Having led teams in the private,not for profit,central & local government and health sectors,I now want to spend some time with my family.Advertisement It has been truly rewarding leading an organisation whose staff come to work every day to make people’s lives better," he said. In a message to staff, Mr Reid said he was making the decision with a heavy heart, and that leaving the HSE was the hardest decision he had ever made in his career.

The entire fate of the health system's overhaul would now appear to fall on the shoulders of controversial Department of Health supremo Robert Watt.

- HSE CEO Salary: May 2019 - €200,000; June 2022 - €420,000 Nevertheless, things are in a worse place than they were, and Slaintecare remains at an impasse. Yet despite being one of the country’s best-paid public servants, Mr Reid will not be finishing out his five-year contract — he is set to exit the system with 18 months to run on his deal.

Coronavirus pandemic shoved Paul Reid into the spotlight, but he has had a long career managing large, publicly funded organisations since he worked his way ...

However, the criticism the health service now faces over the state of emergency departments, the revelation that 46 children suffered harm at the hands of Kerry mental health services, and criticism of their long-term strategy will doubtlessly be markers of his legacy too. They travel back and forth between Dublin and their summer house in Leitrim, where he is well-known on the golf course. Mr Reid’s resignation as HSE chief executive two years before the end of his contract has seen him become the latest in a series of senior managers to exit the health service in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“It's with a heavy heart that I've advised the HSE Chairman and the Minister for Health that I will step down as CEO later this year,” he said. Advertisement.

Having led teams in the private,not for profit,central & local government and health sectors,I now want to spend some time with my family. “It's with a heavy heart that I've advised the HSE Chairman and the Minister for Health that I will step down as CEO later this year,” he said. The health service chief executive said he was leaving the role “with a heavy heart”, adding that he wants to spend more time with his family.

The Taoiseach has dismissed suggestions that HSE boss Paul Reid is leaving his post because of differences with Government or difficulties with Health ...

We are very grateful that he will stay in his role for a further period to allow us progress the extremely difficult task of replacing him.” “I just have to say that I understand fully the reasons he has given, which are personal – and again, he’s not moving anywhere fast. I've had a very good relationship with Paul,” the Taoiseach said. “He’s not moving on anywhere. He’s reflected on this. In a statement, Mr Reid said it was with a “heavy heart” that he had made the decision, which he said was influenced by a desire to spend more time with his family, and a “belief that the HSE was entering a new phase and that the appointment of a new leader was now timely”.

"Paul wouldn't leave a job due to tensions with anyone, he is stronger than that and that is not something that would force him to leave."

In a statement, Mr Reid said he was quitting to spend more time with his family and said it was his "belief that the HSE was entering a new phase and that the appointment of a new leader was now timely". In a message to staff, Mr Reid said he was making the decision with a heavy heart, and that it was the hardest career decision he had made. Sources also said that Mr Reid was “firm” in his decision with Minister Donnelly and the chairman of the HSE Board “and didn’t leave them any room to try and persuade him to stay” and he felt now “was the right time to move on.” Sources said “he has nothing in the pipeline, he is not retiring but whatever job he goes for in the future, it will be one with greater flexibility where he can spend more time with his family.” Senior sources close to Mr Reid said he has been thinking about stepping away from the job and discussions were tight with his family for sometime. Mr Reid said that "it would be a mistake" for the Minister to use his powers under Section 10 of the Health Act to direct the Health Service Executive to call a halt to its plans.

Mr Reid had been at helm of the HSE during the Covid crisis – he had set up the test and trace system, the vaccination programme, all of which had been big ...

He pointed out that people in the midwest who were promised improvements to their health services felt that they had been let down. He said there needed to be joined up thinking – additional bed capacity, coordination with GPs and community care. “Now we have to look forward,” he added.