St John of God defers plan to transfer services to HSE

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said the 'decision will avoid the disruption of key services for service users and their families'. Picture: Larry Cummins

St John of God Community Services has deferred its plan to transfer intellectual disabilities and mental health services to the HSE at the end of next month.

They have instead entered an assessment process with the HSE which will last until December 2022.