#health-spending

#health-spending

Northern Ireland's health trusts spent almost 22m in a single year on restricted procedures which should only be carried out in very specific circumstances, according to the auditor general. Dorinnia Carville said about 12,000 operations, which include tummy tucks and tonsillectomies, were carried out in 2023-24 without any assurance they complied with government policy. Ms Carville described the lack of oversight by the Department of Health and the trusts as "very disappointing".

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) benchmarking review highlighted that while Ireland's health system achieves good outcomes, it is marked by high costs and inefficiency in comparison to other countries.