It MIGHT be flippant to suggest that conditions at the Central Mental Hospital (CMH) are ‘crazy’, but before long we could be wondering if some of those responsible for those conditions are not in need of treatment themselves.
Professor Harry Kennedy, the head of CMH, issued a stark warning to the boss of the HSE last June that solicitors for the criminally insane will mount costly legal challenges because — due to the chronic lack of staff — the treatment being provided for patients is inadequate to meet the standards set down in law. (Examiner) >
Filed under: Central Mental, Harry Kennedy, Medicolegal, Services Tagged: Psychiatry, Quality
