The Department of Health has said it is liaising with the HSE over issues raised in last night's RTÉ Investigates programme.
The programme 'RTÉ Investigates-Troublemakers' highlighted the adverse experiences of some families who raised concerns about love-ones in long-term care, and in some cases found access to visiting their family member restricted.
In a statement today, the Department of Health said that Minister for Health Simon Harris has "been informed by the HSE that each of the current instances where some level of a restriction is in place will be reviewed and the Minister welcomes that decision.
"From a policy perspective, the Minister has taken a number of steps to ensure the voice of patients is embedded in the health service.
"The Minister intends to appoint two patient advocates to the board of the Health Service Executive.
"Proposals for an independent Patient Safety Council are at an advanced stage and the Minister expects to be in a position to bring proposals to Government very shortly."
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