Leas Cross shows the failure of Government

Dear Editor, The horrors at Leas Cross happened, and could be happening in other nursing homes around the country, because of the failure of the Government and its agencies. The Government that failed to put in place a strong, independent inspectorate with the power to shut down bad nursing homes and continued to transfer vulnerable patients to homes that had bad reports. Now that these Government failings have come to light we are seeing panicky policy formation on the hoof, which will not deliver for patients. In health, just as in justice, Fine Gael’s policies are being proved to be…