HSE appoints new boss to oversee health services in Co Kildare
The HSE has announced details of the appointment of Regional Executive Officers for the six new HSE Health Regions.
As part of implementing Sláintecare, the HSE is organising service delivery into six health regions from March 1st 2024.
Each REO will be the accountable officer at Health Region level, responsible for the delivery of high-quality, safe, and accessible services for the population of their region.
REOs will report directly to the HSE CEO on the operation and management of the Health Regions. They will form part of the core HSE Senior Leadership Team, providing regional input into the development of national policies and standards.
In the Dublin and Midlands area which covers Kildare, Kate Killeen White has been appointed as REO.
Kate joins HSE Dublin and Midlands from her role as Chief Officer for South East Community Healthcare where, since 2019, she had operational responsibility for delivery of all HSE community services in Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford, leading a workforce of nearly 5000 staff.
She was previously Head of Service for Social Care in South East Community Healthcare, Chief Executive Officer of St. Catherine’s Association disability service, and practised as a Barrister from 2008 to 2013.
Kate has more than 16 years senior operational experience across health, regulatory and legal environments. With a strong academic background including Barrister-at-Law degree, Masters in Law, Executive Diploma in Governance and an Executive Diploma in Coaching, she brings a specialist knowledge of Health Law and Policy, Public Administration, Corporate Governance, Corporate and Commercial Law including corporate re-structuring and reform and change management strategies and principles, to this important new post. Kate will take up her role as Regional Executive Officer, HSE Dublin and Midlands on March 1st 2024.
HSE Dublin and Midlands will serve the people of Longford, Westmeath, Offaly, Laois, Kildare, West Wicklow and parts of South Dublin.