Committee probes health overspend

Monday, 4 December 2017 07:09

By Jason Roberts @ChpsChsGrvy

Senior managers at the Department of Health and Social Care will be giving evidence today about budget overspends.

Tynwald's Public Accounts Committee will be hearing from DHSC finance director David Catlow and Mike Quinn, the interim director of hospital services.

The committee is made up of Speaker of the House of Keys Juan Watterson and MLCs Tim Crookall, David Cretney, Michael Coleman and Jane Poole Wilson - Rob Callister MHK as a former departmental member will not take part.

The evidence will be heard in public in the Legislative Council Chamber of Legislative Buildings in Douglas from 10.30am.

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