Seanad debates
Thursday, 29 May 2003
Adjournment Matters. - Mental Health Services.
This and the previous Government have poured millions into the health service. The number of staff has been increased by over 30,000 since 1997. It is appalling that at such a time we would have management in a health board area which could be accused of such neglect. If benchmarking, which the Government brought into being, is to mean anything other than divvying up pay increases and adding to our public sector pay bill, it must include accountability. There is no accountability in this situation. I met five managers but our meeting was a whitewash. They told me they were responsible for the management of the hospital while the unions were responsible for staff in the hospital. I asked who was responsible for patient care.
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