Patients' body wants accountability for health service failings

Irish Patients Association spokesman, Stephen McMahon has called for patients’ experiences to be more central to any follow-up on problems.
Picture: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland.

Apologies for failings in healthcare aren't being backed up with accountability, the Irish Patients’ Association has told the Health Minister.

In an open letter, sent to Stephen Donnelly over the weekend, the advocates warn recent scandals are “examples of poor systems design which appears to be nobody’s child” including a report into children’s mental health services and hospital overcrowding.