By Priscilla Lynch. The ICGP is seeking to appoint a total of nine GP workstream leads to assist its work on the mental health clinical care programme.
Workers’ mental health is affected by recession
May 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Priscilla Lynch. The recession is having a significant impact on the mental health of workers, with depression and anxiety now the most common reasons for people starting to claim long-term sickness benefits, the recent RCPI Faculty of Occupational Medicine Spring Conference heard.
Independence was of ‘no benefit’ for some
April 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Dara Gantly. The new IMO Vice President has described Ireland’s mental capacity legislation as a “shocking disgrace”, which brought into question whether those affected by the law had benefited from Ireland’s independence from Britain.
Inspector slams ‘confusing’ governance
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By Pat Kelly. The Report of the Inspector of Mental Health Services has lamented the lack of a Directorate/Director of Mental Health Services and the way in which mental healthcare has been organised.
Emphasis needs to be placed on ‘concept of recovery’
April 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Pat Kelly. The Mental Health Commission (MHC) has emphasised the importance of the “concept of recovery” in its just-released Annual Report for 2011.
MHC warns patients’ records could be ‘lost’
April 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Pat Kelly. The Mental Health Commission (MHC) has again highlighted that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) should never be given to a patient without consent, while noting a danger that “documentation will be lost” when patients are transferred.
HSE South tops involuntary admissions list
April 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Pat Kelly. The highest number of involuntary admissions in 2011 occurred in the HSE South Region, regional statistics from the Mental Health Commission (MHC) reveal.
St Senan’s Hospital called ‘desolate and depressing’
March 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Pat Kelly. An unannounced visit by the Mental Health Inspector of four wards at St Senan’s Hospital in Wexford has found that the facility was “unsuitable for the care and treatment of residents”.
Complaints body needed to remove ‘fear factor’
March 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Pat Kelly. The Director of Mental Health Reform (MHR) has called for an independent body to handle complaints in mental health services, to remove the “fear” involved in making a complaint.
Seclusion and restraints should be ‘rare’ — Mental Health Commission
March 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Pat Kelly. The Mental Health Commission (MHC) has published a new report on seclusion and restraint and has called on the use of these measures to be used only in “rare and exceptional” circumstances.
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