Dr. Susan Finnerty:

I agree. Anybody who needs urgent care should be assessed by a consultant psychiatrist or the CAMHS team.

On the geographical areas, the HSE has divided the country into community health care organisation, CHO, areas, within which there are various sectors. I am not sure how strong the boundaries are between each team or CHO. However, anyone who needs urgent treatment and intervention should be seen. There should be no question of telling someone that is not possible because he or she lives in a certain area. That is unacceptable.