Mental health watchdog voices 'serious concerns' about St Stephen's Hospital Glanmire

A string of inspections has highlighted fire safety problems and 'an atmosphere of tension and irritability among the residents'
Mental health watchdog voices 'serious concerns' about St Stephen's Hospital Glanmire

Chief executive of the Mental Health Commission, John Farrelly, said: "Every inpatient service in the country knows only too well what they need to do to attain high standards." File picture: Jason Clarke.

The Inspector of Mental Health Services has "serious concerns" over a mental health unit in St Stephen’s Hospital in Cork city, after a report found the facility had been slow to address critical and high-risk non-compliances.

The hospital, located just north of the city near Glanmire, has recently been the subject of a string of inspections by the mental health watchdog. 

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