Unit for inspection after sex attack claim

The Mental Health Commission has confirmed that it is undertaking an un-announced inspection of a mental health unit in the west of Ireland where a serious sexual assault is alleged to have taken place.

The Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) annual conference heard yesterday that there were concerns around patient and staff safety at the unit.

The serious assault allegation relates to two patients — one of whom is understood to have attempted a subsequent assault on a worker at the unit.