Organisation: Vision For

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Mental Health Commission may be given ‘Hiqa-type’ watchdog role

Junior health minister Kathleen Lynch has raised the possibility of extending the role of the Mental Health Commission (MHC) to the inspection of community outpatient mental health services.

Wed, 21 Jan, 2015

Mental health service model in Galway/Roscommon ‘30 years out of date’

Mental health services in Galway/Roscommon are operating under a 30-year-old national strategy and in some cases are akin to "mini-institutions".

Mon, 30 Jun, 2014

Nowhere left to go

PUT yourself in the shoes of one of the seven residents of the Island View psychiatric unit.

Mon, 22 Oct, 2012