recruitment and retention
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has warned that soaring rates of doctor burnout and stress are having a “hugely negative impact” on patient care in Ireland. Radical plans for both doctor recruitment and doctor retention in mental health services and a significant increase in mental health spending are needed as urgent priorities to ease […]
Professor Anne Doherty was interviewed on Morning Ireland on 17th August and discussed issues with recruitment of staff and overall lack of resources for psychiatric services in Ireland. The discussion includes reflections on how Ireland compares poorly against EU averages for inpatient beds, and how inadequate resourcing is affecting our ability to admit those with […]
Professor Fiona McNicholas writes for the Irish Examiner about the critical importance of lacking resourcing for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Ireland, as reflected in the recent interim report by the Mental Health Commission. Read the opinion piece in full below or on the Irish Examiner website here. Crisis in child mental health […]
The below CPsychI press statement was published on 23 January 2022. Read in full below or via PDF here. College of Psychiatrists of Ireland reacts to the Mental Health Commission Interim Report on some CAMHS services Welcoming the report, the College calls for urgent and emergency action to address too many and concerning shortfalls and […]
A ‘complete shift’ in the way Ireland operates its mental health services is needed, say psychiatrists Dr Michele Hill and Professor Mary Cannon, Chair and Vice-Chair of the new CPsychI Youth and Student Mental Health, speak with the Irish Times about soaring numbers of young people presenting to children’s hospitals with self-harm presentations. Professor Cannon […]
Following our press release from 22 August, the Irish Independent writes about the dire state of mental health services in Ireland, which is currently putting patients’ lives at risk. Read the article in full below or on the Irish Independent website here. Patients’ lives are being put at risk because of the “dire state” of […]