Aiden Halligan resigns from joint director general of NPfIT to take up
the post of new Chief Executive Officer for the Irish Health Service
Executive.
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3532809 (text below)
Not so very long after Professor Peter Hutton resigned his position as
chair of the National Clinical Advisory Board of the National Programme
for IT (April).
What future for the voice of clinicians in the NCRS? ... Anyone fancy a
job then?
Laurie
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Professor Aidan Halligan Appointed as Head of Irish Health Service
Executive
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH News Release (2004/0342) issued by the Government
News Network on 22 September 2004
Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Aidan Halligan was today
appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer for the Irish Health
Service Executive. Professor Halligan will take up the new post in April
2005.
Department of Health Permanent Secretary and NHS Chief Executive, Sir
Nigel Crisp said:
"Everyone here at the Department of Health wishes Aidan the very best of
luck in his new role in Ireland. Aidan has made a tremendous
contribution in a number of policy areas. He is widely respected
throughout the NHS and I'm sure his expertise and wisdom will be missed
by many of us. Ireland's gain is our loss. We will begin the process of
recruiting a new Deputy Chief Medical Officer shortly."
Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson said: "Aidan has made a very
positive contribution to our work, in particular in developing clinical
governance and improving the quality of care. His leadership in the
transformation to modernise medical training and more recently helping
to lead the National Programme for IT will also leave a positive legacy.
We are sorry to be losing Aidan so soon but I wish him well in his new
post."
"Professor Aidan Halligan said:
"This is a fantastic once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me. To be head
of the Irish Health Service will be an honour and an exciting chance for
me to return to my roots. I have learnt a great deal over the last ten
years in the NHS and I'm looking forward to using that experience to
give something back. Until I take up the position in April 2005, it will
be business as usual for me here in England."
NOTES TO EDITORS:
Media queries concerning the position of CEO at the Irish Health Service
Executive should be directed to Caitriona Meehan on 0035312083225.
Alternatively, contact Lee Bailey at the Department of Health press
office on 0207 210 5010.
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