Discussion of healthcare reforms in Mid-West 'has gone quiet', warns patients' group

Chairman of the HSE Mid West Patient & Service User Council, John Wall, expressed frustration that a development board has not yet been set up.

Potential options for taking some pressure off University Hospital Limerick are being discussed. Picture Dan Linehan

A development board for promised healthcare reforms in the Mid-West must be quickly set up, according to patient advocates, who are concerned that talk around the issue "has gone quiet".

In November, health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill pledged to act on advice received from health watchdog Hiqa for tackling patient safety risks, with three options.