Mental health facilities slated

INSPECTION reports for mental health facilities around the country have again highlighted substandard conditions in which patients are being treated.

Carried out by inspectors of the Mental Health Commission and published yesterday, issues raised include serious under-staffing, over-medication and buildings not fit for purpose.

In the report for the Central Mental Hospital, it is pointed out that the HSE recruitment embargo continues to pose a “serious and considerable strain” on the service.