Mental health watchdog withdraws legal action over ‘unprecedented’ failings at Cork unit – The Irish Times
The Mental Health Commission (MHC) has withdrawn a legal case against Cork University Hospital over what the watchdog…
More than 4,000 children waiting to access mental health services as worst HSE region for delays revealed
Over 500 children have been on the waiting list for longer than a year More than 4,000 children…
Minister urged to intercede over regulator row in psychotherapy sector – The Irish Times
One of the big psychotherapy bodies is calling on Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to intervene in…
Wexford father on lack of mental health services in county – ‘It has been a battle from day one’
The Dublin-based EU think tank Eurofound, have found that suicide is the leading cause of death for young…
HSE launch project in Cork to provide take-home medicine packs that reverse opioid overdoses
The HSE has launched a potentially life-saving new programme in Cork to provide naloxone, a medicine that can…
From virtual reality for pain to digital diagnostic systems – The Irish Times
The recently revealed controversy of insourcing in public hospitals – where hospital equipment and HSE staff were co-opted…
Revealed: Counties with highest number of patients receiving free Ozempic jab for diabetes
Galway and north Dublin have the highest number of patients receiving the Ozempic jab for free to treat…
Psychotherapists contact regulator over worries regarding new minimum training standards
‘Outrage and shock’ among psychotherapists as minimum requirements are to be lowered The Sunday Independent has learned that…
Work finally begins on replacement for Owenacurra mental health centre in East Cork
The HSE said demolition work on the new facility in Midleton finally began on August 5. In a…
Sharp increase in prescription painkiller use in Ireland · TheJournal.ie
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Maskey Report: HSE settles case taken by South Kerry Camhs whistleblower psychiatrist for €75,000
The report found some children attending Camhs were misdiagnosed and mis-prescribed medication. Photo: Getty/Stock image The HSE has…