Former patients and families of those affected by some of Northern Ireland's worst health scandals have called for accountability at every level of the health service.They have demanded change, saying "enough is enough".
They included those affected by systemic failures identified in neurology, urology, care homes and hyponatraemia.led to Northern Ireland's largest patient recall"It's important for us to stand here today as a collective with all of the other scandals to show that we demand an individual duty of candour," she said."There have been far too many health scandals in our health service.
Therese Ward, another patient of Dr Watt, said the culture within the health service needed to change. She said: "There were people bringing complaints to the right people in the department for years, but those complaints were not escalated to the right people at the right time, and why not?"And it's going to have to be addressed - this culture."Alan Roberts said the Stormont Executive has to ensure a duty of candour is enacted in Northern Ireland
Alan Roberts, whose daughter Claire's death in 1996 was subsequently examined during the Hyponatraemia Inquiry, said the protest was to demonstrate families' "disgust and anger at the Department of Health".Hyponatraemia is a medical condition that occurs when there is a shortage of sodium in the bloodstream.