Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 26 January 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion

Photo of Frances BlackFrances Black (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I want to ask another question with regard to mental health and Covid-19. I am sure GPs have seen more people coming to them with mental health issues, stress and anxiety. I am not speaking about extreme mental health issues. I am speaking about the everyday stresses of life that come with Covid-19. Is there a better way to equip GPs in managing this? Do some GPs have a mental health expert in their service? Is this something that could be looked at? If someone presents with a mental health issue of anxiety or stress, is there somewhere that person can go within the service or to whom they can be referred?

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