Cuts to South Tipperary’s mental health services

A local health service held up as “best mirroring” the Government’s stop-start ‘Vision for Change’ mental health reform is facing “serious cutbacks” due to staff shortages in the system. The Psychiatric Nurses’ Association made the claim about South Tipperary’s mental health services after warning the area is facing an imminent shortage of consultant psychiatrists and junior doctors. “The lack of consultant psychiatrist cover has grave implications for the provision of all of these services.”  (Examiner) >