Being accountable could save us in long run

According to Tuesday’s Irish Examiner a simple admission of error may cut medical legal bills by €400m per annum.

That is an awful lot of money, but saving it when every penny counts, as it does in the Ireland of today, is very welcome.

It may only be 2% of the health budget, but it’s 2% that benefits nobody other than the recipients of the ridiculous legal fees that are the norm here.