The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has said that Government failings on mental health are putting patients’ lives at risk and the body has called for an urgent overhaul of the entire system.
It has described as “unacceptable” the current waiting lists for children and adults in need of urgent care, as “inadequate” the provision of mental health services for prisoners and said that there is a significant recruitment and retention crisis among doctors.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Dr William Flannery, Consultant Psychiatrist and President of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, said a “radical” approach is needed to fix issues across the system.
