Head of suicide office threatens to resign

THE director of the National Office for Suicide Prevention has threatened to resign over staffing issues in his office which he says are “seriously impeding” its work.

Documents obtained by the Irish Examiner reveal the growing frustrations of the NOSP’s director, Geoff Day, over the loss of an administrative post which has been vacant for eight months.

In a series of internal HSE letters, Mr Day expresses his concern and warns he will have “no choice” but to consider his position as director of the NOSP if the post is not filled. It is understood that to date, the issue has not been resolved.