Cutting mental health funding 'immoral' says psychiatrist who saw 250% increase in patients

Dr Elizabeth Gethins,  consultant psychiatrist with the crisis resolution team in HSE Sligo Leitrim mental health services, at the conference on Tuesday to discuss the draft Mental Health Bill.

A psychiatrist who saw a 250% increase in mental health patients at her hospital’s emergency department as a consequence of covid-19 has said cutting mental health funding is “immoral”.

Dr Elizabeth Gethins was speaking during a discussion of the draft Mental Health Bill on Wednesday.