Organisation: St Otteran’s Hospital

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Psych patients with bed sores, sleeping on floor

Patients with bed sores, patients sleeping on mattresses, lack of access to therapies — all feature in the litany of failings criticised by inspectors in the latest reports from the Mental Health Commission.

Fri, 04 May, 2018

Victim’s son: Review psych hospital protocols

The son of a woman stabbed more than 100 times by a man suffering a psychotic episode yesterday called for a review of safety procedures and protocols in psychiatric hospitals.

Tue, 15 Nov, 2016

Man found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity

A man with paranoid schizophrenia was suffering a psychotic episode when he stabbed a woman 100 times and attacked four other people, a jury has found at the Central Criminal Court.

Sat, 05 Nov, 2016

Experts say mental hospital must close

A PSYCHIATRIC hospital serving a major city is unfit for purpose and should be closed down, experts have warned.

Fri, 20 Jan, 2012

Assaults on psychiatric nurses up 47%

PSYCHIATRIC nurses were attacked more than 1,250 times last year — up almost 50% on 2001, a survey revealed yesterday.

Wed, 10 May, 2006