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Inadequate mental health services must be ‘urgently improved’
Mental health services for older people in Ireland suffering from illnesses such as depression, dementia and anxiety are inadequate and must be urgently improved, according to a new report by the Mental Health Commission.
ALONE and TILDA compile report examining loneliness and social isolation
ALONE, the organisation which supports older people, has collaborated with The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) to publish a report examining loneliness and isolation among over-70s during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Psychiatric services inadequate, says local TD
Patients in need of psychiatric treatment are walking out of the emergency department of University Hospital Galway because of the overcrowding problem at the facility, according to a local TD.
New psychiatric unit signals a new era in mental health service delivery
T he new acute adult mental health unit, which opened in the grounds of University Hospital Galway recently, represents a major step forward for local psychiatric services, the former chairperson of the HSE West's regional health forum said this week.
Connolly condemns ‘unacceptable’ delay in opening new UHG psychiatric unit
The delay in opening the new psychiatric unit at University Hospital Galway "is completely unacceptable" especially when the old unit is stretched to overcapacity, and a state of the art 20-bed unit in St Brigid’s in Ballinasloe remains closed.
Connolly condemns delay in opening new psychiatric unit at UHG as 'completely unacceptable'
The delay in opening the new psychiatric unit at University Hospital Galway "is completely unacceptable" especially when the old unit is stretched to overcapacity, and a state of the art 20-bed unit in St Brigid’s in Ballinasloe remains closed.
Mental Health Commission urged to investigate psychiatric admissions
A man who presented at the emergency department of UHG for psychiatric admission left the department without supervision and was missing for 36 hours.
Number of children admitted to adult settings likely to rise due to lack of investment warns Keaveney
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Mental Health Colm Keaveney has warned that the number of children being admitted to adult units is likely to increase because the Government has not provided the necessary funds to ensure there are enough places for children.
