Sláintecare Advisory Council’s omission of psychiatry questioned

The College of Psychiatrists is writing to Health Minister Simon Harris to ask why psychiatry is not represented on the newly-formed Sláintecare Implementation Advisory Council.

The college said its exclusion is against a backdrop of huge public support for greater investment in mental health, as per the findings of an Ipsos MRBI poll, published yesterday by Mental Health Reform, which found that the public prioritises investment in mental health programmes ahead of respite care and scoliosis treatment.