Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 November 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Workforce Planning in the Mental Healthcare Sector: Discussion

Photo of James BrowneJames Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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Is it not extraordinary that 99% of our mental health services are not being regulated with proper policies being enforced against them? The Mental Health Commission produces detailed inspection reports of inpatient units. We often see very serious breaches of regulation and policy within our institutions. What risk do our guests see in the context of services that are not being regulated at all?