Cork mental health unit did not respect patient dignity and privacy, inspection finds

Inspector of mental health services Dr Susan Finnerty said she was 'particularly disappointed' the centre had not made improvements to ensure residents had access to personal space.

A mental health unit at a Cork hospital was “not adequately sized” and did not respect patients’ dignity and privacy, an independent inspection has found.

The Mental Health Commission has published four inspection reports for facilities in Co Cork. Across the four centres, it found four critical and nine high-risk non-compliances.