Youth mental health lead says ‘clearly there was a failure of oversight’ in North Kerry Camhs

Dr Amanda Burke says HSE will increase oversight and accountability after review found substandard care in Kerry Camhs

This comes as a review published on Wednesday found that the level of care given to children was “inconsistent with standard practice”.

The national clinical lead for youth mental health has issued an apology on behalf of the HSE to families impacted by failures in Camhs services in North Kerry.

The apology follows a review published on Wednesday which found that the level of care provided to children was “inconsistent with standard practice”.