HSE began ‘enhanced’ support and oversight of Bloomfield following patient care concerns – The Irish Times
The Health Service Executive has “enhanced” its support and oversight of a south Dublin mental health hospital after…
Mentally ill woman’s advanced healthcare directive ruled invalid by High Court – The Irish Times
A mentally ill woman’s advanced healthcare directive opposing any treatment with psychotropic drugs even if that put her…
Demand for youth mental health services accelerating at ‘unprecedented pace’ – The Irish Times
A record number of young people were referred to youth mental health charity Jigsaw last year, with the…
Six years after daughter’s death, Kate Savage’s mother has ‘lost hope’ in mental health reforms
More than six years after her daughter Kate died at just 13, Meron Savage says she has lost…
Medication crushed into patient’s food without pharmacy oversight, inspection finds – The Irish Times
Medication was crushed into a patient’s food without pharmacy oversight at an inpatient mental health centre in Co…
Quakers to sell Bloomfield mental health hospital in Rathfarnham – The Irish Times
The Quakers in Ireland are to sell Bloomfield mental health hospital due to the ageing profile of the…
‘Radical overhaul’ called for following mistreatment findings at Bloomfield Hospital – The Irish Times
The mistreatment of some patients at a mental health hospital in south Dublin has been described as “devastating”…
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The Mental Health Commission (MHC) has withdrawn a legal case against Cork University Hospital over what the watchdog…