Mental health services will continue to struggle until psychiatric consultant positions increase, TD says

Mental Health Spokesperson for Fianna Fáil James Browne says the lack of permanent psychiatrists is restricting timely access to much needed services for patients:

A Fianna Fáil TD says the mental health services will continue to struggle until the number of permanent psychiatric consultant positions increases.

The party recently received information from the HSE that shows that just 302 out of 456 psychiatrist posts are filled on a permanent basis.