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# mental-health-commission - Tuesday 14 July, 2020
'Surge in demand' for mental health services anticipated due to pandemic, committee warned
Two sittings took place today at 9am and 11.30am.
# mental-health-commission - Thursday 2 July, 2020
'Second-class citizens': Report finds significant issues in 'outdated' and 'dirty' mental health centres
The commission took 40 enforcement actions against 31 centres which were non-compliant last year.
# mental-health-commission - Tuesday 26 May, 2020
Covid-19: Concerns over testing in mental health facilities as new cases fall
There were 125 suspected or confirmed cases relating to residents and staff as of last Friday.
# mental-health-commission - Wednesday 19 February, 2020
Concerns raised for patients due to ‘total absence’ of community mental health services
The absence of supports such as psychiatric intensive care units is impeding access to acute mental health beds, a new report has found.
# mental-health-commission - Monday 6 January, 2020
Dublin mental health centre issued with 'critical' risk rating by watchdog
The Jonathan Swift Clinic in Dublin was criticised by the Mental Health Commission.
# mental-health-commission - Friday 1 November, 2019
Patients sleeping on floor of Waterford psychiatric unit described as 'shocking'
A HSE official has said the situation in Waterford cannot be defended.
# mental-health-commission - Thursday 25 July, 2019
'Unacceptable': Mental health centres providing care for vulnerable people allowed to operate without regulations
The Mental Health Commission found there were continuing breaches of human rights in many centres.
Inspection of mental health residences describes 'bare, musty' bedrooms
An inspection of 52 of these 24-hour staffed residences found 43% did not provide single room accommodation for all residents.
# mental-health-commission - Friday 9 November, 2018
Solicitor tells High Court she was discriminated against because she is 'a woman and a black African'
The solicitor was asked about her qualifications and training while representing a patient at a Mental Health tribunal.
# mental-health-commission - Friday 19 October, 2018
Physical restraint and seclusion used in 79% of in-patient mental health services
This is according to the Mental Health Commission who are calling for a reduction in the use of restrictive practices
# mental-health-commission - Saturday 25 August, 2018
Clinical file of patient 'observed unattended at desk' in psychiatric ward
The details were contained in a report released by the Mental Health Commission this week.
# mental-health-commission - Wednesday 25 July, 2018
'Major changes' needed as 82 children admitted to adult mental health units
The Mental Health Commission has said services in Ireland are “unsafe and substandard”.
# mental-health-commission - Friday 20 April, 2018
No door locks and 'risk of abuse': Serious concerns with many 24-hour mental health homes
Residents were unable to lock their bedroom doors in 77% of the 43 inspections.
# mental-health-commission - Saturday 2 September, 2017
Litter, cigarette butts and cut hair observed on the floor of adult psychiatric unit
The review of the Jonathan Swift Clinic found a number of failings.
# mental-health-commission - Friday 1 September, 2017
Eating disorder centre criticised for not having a psychiatric nurse on duty at all times
The facility was criticised for having no input from a medical specialist or medical facility.
# mental-health-commission - Friday 7 July, 2017
'It's totally unacceptable': 44 children admitted to adult mental health units so far this year
The Mental Health Commission released its annual report today.
# mental-health-commission - Monday 8 May, 2017
Patients placed on chairs and beds in corridors of Waterford psychiatric unit
A 16-year-old patient spent the night in a chair at the adult psychiatric unit last week.
# mental-health-commission - Friday 14 October, 2016
Residents' privacy not respected by staff at Waterford hospital
The hospital’s Department of Psychiatry was also found to have ‘inadequate’ recreational activities for residents.
# mental-health-commission - Friday 10 June, 2016
Mental health: 'Shocking' report finds patients secluded for two days at a time
Seclusion is a standard practice in mental health treatments, but should be used “as a last resort only”.
# mental-health-commission - Thursday 12 November, 2015
'Worrying' jump in electroshock without consent and with physical restraint of mental health patients
Seclusion increased for the first time in six years, while the use of physical restraint increased by 8% in 2013 compared to 2012.
# mental-health-commission - Friday 20 February, 2015
'Lax' response by Cavan hospital to electro-shock blunder
An inspection found a patient was not given the proper muscle relaxant before being shocked.
# mental-health-commission - Friday 10 October, 2014
Woman placed in male dormitory at psychiatric hospital
The breach in recommended practice took place at a hospital in Laois.
# mental-health-commission - Tuesday 30 September, 2014
Why were 75% of unexplained deaths in mental health services not reported correctly?
A previous report found that 25% of deaths had not been reported correctly.
# mental-health-commission - Thursday 26 June, 2014
More than a dozen children admitted as involuntary patients in 2013
There were 1,591 adult involuntary admissions last year and 541 regrades of patients.
# mental-health-commission - Wednesday 25 June, 2014
Clinicians brand mental health report as 'damning indictment' of minister's work
The Psychiatric Nurses Association say that the government’s roadmap for improvements in the sector needs to be overhauled.
Almost half of all mental health care centres still use physical restraint
One in 5 children admitted to care centres are being sent to ‘inappropriate’ adult units.
# mental-health-commission - Sunday 22 June, 2014
TD says sending children to adult psychiatric units is 'inhumane'
A new report has found that 83 children were put into adult psychiatric units last year, despite guidelines forbidding this practice.
# mental-health-commission - Wednesday 23 April, 2014
Unsuitable treatment for children in mental health units
The structure of one ward was described as “not suitable for residents”.
# mental-health-commission - Thursday 13 June, 2013
Concerns over use of electroshock therapy on non-consenting patients
A patient must consent to the treatment, but if they decide against it a decision can be overridden by two psychiatrists.
Over 100 children admitted to adult mental health units
The practice has been labelled “unsatisfactory” by the Mental Health Commission.
# mental-health-commission - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Children's Ombudsman gains power to oversee 180 new state bodies
Legislation taking effect today gives Emily Logan the power to investigate the treatment of children by a slew of new agencies.
# mental-health-commission - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
HSE care of depressed father to undergo 'comprehensive review'
The Mental Health Commission has called for a review into the treatment that John Butler received in the months before he took the lives of his two daughters along with his own.
# mental-health-commission - Friday 23 November, 2012
In summary: Findings from unannounced visits to ten mental health facilities
The Mental Health Commission have released reports from their unannounced visits earlier this year.
Expected closure of St Senan's Hospital "most welcome" - report
The inspection found that a lack of stimulation and therapy had led to patients engaging in “severe institutionalised and maladaptive behaviour”.
Privacy improves at St Ita’s Hospital but units remain "unsuitable for residents" - report
The details of an unannounced visit at the Willowbrook and Woodview units of the hospital have been published.
# mental-health-commission - Sunday 12 August, 2012
'Unsuitable' psychiatric hospital continuing to admit patients
A 19th century asylum in Portlaoise is continuing to admit new patients despite a national policy to shut down outdated facilities.
# mental-health-commission - Wednesday 4 April, 2012
Call for changes in use of electro-convulsive therapy
The Mental Health Commission has criticised the use of electro-convulsive therapy on patients who are unwilling or unable to give consent.
# mental-health-commission - Thursday 19 May, 2011
Children sent to adult psychiatric units - despite new legal ban
Documents obtained by the Medical Independent show five under-17s being admitted to wards, despite a legal ban.
# mental-health-commission - Tuesday 21 December, 2010
Mental Health report: children being put in adult units
Report commissioned by the Mental Health Commission shows lack of out of hours services for young people means children under 16 are being admitted to adult mental health units.
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Poll: Have you been on or are you planning a staycation this year?
WITH INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL essentially off the cards for the rest of the year, it seems a lot of people have bought into the concept of a staycation at home here in Ireland.
Social media platforms are flooded with #staycation posts in what will hopefully boost businesses in domestic tourism following a devastating period for the sector.
But with a spike in new cases in recent days, a regional lockdown in the Midlands, and new measures this week including the mandatory wearing of face masks in all shops and commercial premises, fears are mounting that we could be entering a second wave.
So today we’re asking: Have you been on or are you planning a staycation this year?
Poll Results:
Yes, I've already been on a staycation (3392)
No, I haven't been and have no plans for a staycation (2472)
Yes, I have a staycation planned in the coming months (2002)
No, I have not been on a staycation (759)
Yes, but I am going to cancel my planned staycation (207)
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