Labour calls for watchdog to protect patients

TOUGH new plans to put patients at the heart of the Health Service and restore public confidence were revealed yesterday by the opposition.

Labour and Fine Gael have called for a patients’ watchdog to be accountable for the quality and standard of care.

The alternative government want a Patient Safety Authority (PSA) to put in place systems which will ensure that a patient, who has a concern over their treatment or care, will have an advocacy system to resolve their complaint.