Dr. Gabriel Scally:

We are on a journey here. The HSE has produced a new open disclosure policy which is an improvement on the previous policy. It remains to be seen how that will be implemented and how many resources the HSE will put into the training process. One criticism in my main report was that the HSE put very few resources into implementing its previous policy. I am encouraged by the discussions that have taken place between some of the patient advocates involved with the 221 women affected and some of the leaders of the medical profession at the highest level. Those discussions have been fruitful and have had an effect on the thinking at the top of the profession. We are at the beginning of a long process but I am optimistic that progress will be made.