South Kerry Camhs scandal 'cruelly exposed resourcing crisis'

The Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) said vulnerable children were "badly let down" and families needlessly suffered

Professor Alan Irvine, President of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association, said more than 800 consultant posts in the health system are either vacant or not filled on a permanent basis.

The south Kerry Camhs over-prescribing scandal "cruelly exposed the consequences of the resourcing crisis", according to hospital consultants.

The Maskey report into the South Kerry child and adult mental health services (Camhs) found clear evidence that 46 children had suffered significant harm and 227 were exposed to the risk of significant harm due to the over-prescribing of medication by a junior child psychiatrist.