Professor Jim Lucey announced as new Inspector of Mental Health Services

Professor Jim Lucey. whose books include A Whole New Plan for Living, In My Room and The Life Well Lived, will now have overall responsibility for the inspection of approved in-patient mental health services in Ireland.

Renowned psychiatrist and author Professor Jim Lucey has been announced as the Mental Health Commission's (MHC) new Inspector of Mental Health Services.

The Dublin-born professor, whose books include A Whole New Plan for Living, In My Room and The Life Well Lived, will now have overall responsibility for the inspection of approved in-patient mental health services in Ireland.