Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 14 December 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care
Mental Health Services: Discussion
10:00 am
Chairman:
I would like to be the fourth person on this batch of questions. I have two brief questions. We see a high number of referrals to the emergency room for people who have suicidal ideation. Do they go on their own bat to the emergency room or do GPs refer them? If GPs or those in the emergency room are the only people who really operate outside the nine-to-five system, how can they support the person who has suicidal ideation?
The ICGP representatives referred to the negotiations with the HSE and the possibility of a change of contract. Can the GP representatives inform us of their position with the negotiation with the HSE? How is it developing? Is there any timeline for it?
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