Patient was transferred to Cork mental health unit when transfers were not permitted

In a compliance report regarding St Stephen’s Hospital, the Mental Health Commission noted the hospital had sometime before the end of July 2022 permitted the transfer of a patient

It emerged last year that the HSE’s initial plan for the decant of Owenacurra’s then 20 residents at the time of closure had been to move them to dormitory settings in a number of remote locations, including St Stephen’s Hospital. 

The Mental Health Commission (MHC) elected to prosecute a Co Cork mental health facility last summer for accepting the transfer of a patient in breach of its conditions of registration.

In its most recent compliance report regarding St Stephen’s Hospital in Glanmire, the MHC noted Unit 3 of the hospital had sometime before the end of July 2022 permitted the transfer of a patient into its care.