Culture at one Cork mental health unit reminiscent of model of care 30 years ago, report finds

Mental Health Commission found significant risks and a number of systemic issues at two inpatient mental health centres in Cork

Carraig Mór Centre in Shanakiel on the outskirts of Cork City. File picture

The culture in one mental unit in Cork was reminiscent “of a model of mental health care provided thirty or more years ago”, according to a report published by the Mental Health Commission (MHC).

The MHC said it had found significant risks and a number of systemic issues at two inpatient mental health centres in Cork — Carraig Mór in Shanakiel and St Stephen’s Hospital north of Cork City.