Patients' Rights Bill 'a very big step in the right direction'

Roisin Molloy’s son Mark died died 22 minutes after he was delivered at the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise on January 24, 2012. Picture: Moya Nolan

A leading advocate has welcomed laws to introduce mandatory open disclosure in the healthcare system, but warned that she still thinks there is a lack of accountability in the health service.

Roisín Molloy hailed the new Patients' Rights Bill, which was passed on Wednesday, as "a very big step in the right direction", but says it has taken too many scandals to reach this point.