Category: Government Policy
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Prof Brendan Kelly: The Right to Mental Healthcare – India Leading the Way
Prof Brendan Kelly assesses the importance of India’s decision to grant a legally binding ‘right to access mental healthcare and treatment’ to its population of some 1.3 billion This article appeared on Medical Independent website on 11th January 2018 Is there a ‘right’ to healthcare? And if so, what does it actually mean? In 1948,…
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Spotlight on suicide at upcoming College Spring Conference
The issue of suicide will be accorded particular focus at the upcoming Spring Conference of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, which takes place in Athlone on 12-13 April. This article by Catherine Reilly was published on Medical Independent on 26/03/18 A presentation on ‘Suicide in Doctors — What we Should Know’ by Dr Justin…
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Press Statement: Committee on Future of Mental Health Care told psychiatrist posts in Ireland currently at 50% below the required amount: High trainee satisfaction levels yet low take up in posts here
President of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, Dr John Hillery, addressed the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental care on Wednesday 7th March 2018, on the issue of recruitment and retention of psychiatrists and trainee psychiatrists to Mental Health Services. The Committee heard that Ireland ranks behind most other European countries (17th…
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Dr John Hillery’s speech at the Eating Disorders Clinical Programme Launch
Launch of Eating Disorders Clinical Programme Dr John Hillery, President of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland 24th of January 2018 The Scandinavian Public Health Specialist and epidemiologist Hans Rosling died in 2017. He spent his career fighting medical fallacies with facts. He stated that “the world is discussed in terms of feelings and…
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Prof John Sheehan – Why perinatal depression is both normal and temporary
It doesn’t seem like a question you’d expect on your first visit to the maternity hospital: “How’s your mental health?” At that early stage, it’s more likely you’re preoccupied with your pregnancy than focusing on your own emotions. But it’s a vital question. This article was written by Larissa Nolan and was published in the…
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Public Health (Alcohol) Bill for discussion in Senate today: College highlights alcohol’s role in completed and attempted suicides and mental health difficulties
College of Psychiatrists highlights alcohol’s role in completed and attempted suicides and mental health difficulties as it calls for full support of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill for discussion in the Senate today. Alcohol is at the heart of a great deal of mental health problems in Ireland. Psychiatrists and mental health professionals witness at…
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Public Health Alcohol Bill returns to the Seanad after a year
The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill will return to the Seanad for debate tomorrow after the legislation was stalled for over a year reported the Irish Times last week. “The legislation was stalled in the Oireachtas last year due to a number of concerns raised by Fine Gael TDs and Senators, in particular about the requirement…
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Report on underfunded state of children’s mental health services welcomed
A Seanad report laying bare the underfunded state of children’s mental health services has been welcomed by support groups who said its recommendations must be implemented. This article was written by Noel Baker and published in the Irish Examiner on Thursday, 18th October 2017. The Seanad Public Consultation Committee Report on Children’s Mental Health…
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‘Lid must be lifted’ on Financial Abuse of vulnerable adults
The National Safeguarding Committee (NSC) has kicked off a nationwide public awareness campaign to encourage greater vigilance among the State, Financial and Nursing Home sectors as well as among family members and carers to root out Financial Abuse of vulnerable people. The College of Psychiatrists fully supports the campaign as a member of the NSC.…
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‘Mental health is a class issue. With money you can buy help’
Funding falls far short of international norms, says College of Psychiatrists. This article was published in the Irish Times on 14th October 2017 Anne Foley (54) describes feeling “absolutely worthless” in a hospital emergency department when her mood so low she could hardly speak. Having told a doctor she could “no longer live this life”, she…