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HSA-board reforms include flat fees, annual evaluations
The Health Services Authority board, which has come under fire for its many meetings and associated attendance fees, is getting an overhaul, Premier André Ebanks has confirmed to lawmakers.
In response to a question from Leader of the Opposition Joey Hew, Ebanks said Health Minister Katherine Ebanks-Wilks had already initiated “immediate governance reforms to strengthen oversight” of the HSA board and management.
Those changes include introducing a flat fee for board members, rather than the current arrangement whereby the members are paid per meeting. Ebanks, speaking at Premier’s Question Time in Parliament on Wednesday, 15 Oct., said this was being put in place “to discourage excessive payments and unnecessary meetings”.
Board members will also be required to undergo training in public sector governance, financial stewardship and health care ethics, as well as annual performance evaluations.
The Cayman Compass reported last month that the HSA board had met 190 times over an 18-month period and was paid almost half-a-million dollars during that time.
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