Mental health needs are being overlooked

Nursing staff are refusing to move into CUH’s new acute mental health unit as its agenda is being driven by politics and economics, not patient need, writes Des McSweeney

The only reason I exist today is because the public health care system in Ireland saved my life from cancer when I was young.

In retrospect, I believe it was the main motivation behind my decision to train as a mental health nurse — I wanted to pay back a debt by helping others in their personal battles to achieve health and recovery in their lives.