Bernard Gloster, Chief Executive Officer, HSE will step down in March 2026

The CEO of the HSE Bernard Gloster has today confirmed that he will step down from the role at the beginning of next March. He will retire from the public service at that time having served almost 38 years in the public health service, including three of those as CEO of the HSE.

Commenting on his decision Bernard Gloster said:

“I continue to be privileged to serve in this very important role and for the coming months I will be working hard with the Board, the Minister, and the Department to advance many improvements and responses to challenges. I wanted to bring certainty to the future leadership of the organisation as I am now in my third year as CEO. I have today submitted my resignation to the Chair of the HSE Ciaran Devane and Minister Carroll MacNeill, allowing time to prepare for the next phase of leadership of our health and personal social services. I particularly want to thank the Chair and the Minister for the kindness shown to me during this significant personal decision. I will retire from the public service on March 5th, 2026. I also want to express my deep appreciation to all of our staff for the work they continue to do every day to serve the public.”