'Delayed and sporadic' rollout of Covid-19 vaccine in mental health facilities criticised

There is growing concern among staff about the sporadic rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine at mental health facilities, according to the Psychiatric Nurses Association. File Picture.

Psychiatric nurses have expressed serious concern at the "delayed and sporadic" rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine throughout the mental health and intellectual disability services.

The Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) said frontline workers and service users in these areas were among the most vulnerable to infection in the health services, yet were feeling "left behind" in the rollout of the vaccine.