HSE 'strongly urged' to keep Cork mental health centre open

HSE 'strongly urged' to keep Cork mental health centre open

The HSE has announced the Owenacurra Centre in Midleton, Co Cork is due to close on October 31, due to the building being “not fit for purpose". Picture: Stock

The proposed closure of a residential mental health centre in east Cork would be a “gravely retrograde step” for the care of the vulnerable residents, a clinical psychologist has said.

The HSE has announced the Owenacurra Centre in Midleton, Co Cork, is due to close on October 31, due to the building being “not fit for purpose".

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