Mental health watchdog flags staffing shortages at CMH

The CMH moved from a Victorian facility in Dundrum, south Dublin, to a state-of-the-art campus in Portrane, north Dublin, in November 2022. Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin

Existing capacity at the country’s only secure mental health hospital is not being used because of significant staff shortages, according to an oversight body.

The Mental Health Commission (MHC) also said these shortages meant the needs of residents in the Central Mental Hospital (CMH) were not being met.