A survey of staff at two of the country’s biggest hospitals found unanimous support for being frank with patients when things go wrong — but nine out of 10 felt there were barriers within the organisation to prevent this.

SERIOUS failures on the part of healthcare providers can result in devastating outcomes for patients and their families, as well as having traumatic effects on healthcare staff.

AT THE time of the case that landed him in court, Prof Richard Greene was a senior registrar.

Jean and Thomas Gaffney fought the HSE for five years as they sought justice for their son, Dylan. They tell their story to Catherine Shanahan to expose the struggle faced by parents brave enough to take on the State.