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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Mental Health Bill 2024 and concerns re inability to provide treatment to all who will be involuntarily hospitalised due to current iteration.To provide descriptions using video recordings of people who had benefited from treatment under the current Mental Health Act explaining their illnesses and the necessary treatment provided in a timely manner.
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Mental Health Bill 2024 update request and a submission re Part 4 Children
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] College CAMHS Governance and Management Structure proposal
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Mental Health Bill 2024 and concerns; correction of a public campaign by a major mental health advocate organisation & correspondence to Senators.
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Letter re (summary) proposal for management and governance structures in CAMHS.
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Request to meet with Deputy Ward to discuss areas of mutual interest and concern in Psychiatry services, mental health legislation, the Mental Health Services, funding and training numbers.
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Meeting with Minister Butler. As per previous entry to discuss areas of mutual interest and concern in mental health services, legislation, funding resourcing and positive developments.
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Letter to Ministers Donnelly and Butler again seeking an urgent meeting to discuss and highlight serious concerns with aspects of the Mental Health Bill 2024 and required amendments needed to ensure it serves its purpose for those with serious mental illness requiring treatment.
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Letter to all TDs whom attended the 2nd stage Dail debate on the Mental Health Bill 2024 (18th & 19th Sep 2024) re comments that included incorrect details, inaccuracies and assumptions on both aspects of the Bill and its intended purpose and on aspects of services.
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Post meeting letter and summary document outlining the issues, concerns and solutions discussed with officials of the Mental Health unit of the Department of Health on the current iteration on the mental health Bill 2024.
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Letter to Ministers Donnelly and Butler re new HSE roles - the National Clinical Lead for CAMHS an Children and AND for same - Mental Health Serivces
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Concerns for Mental Health and Public Health Consequences - General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Letter re pilot programmes launched for Counselling in Primary schools but importantly ensuring an opportunity is taken to gather and analyse data that can inform developments required for mental health services.
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Concerns regarding the foreseeable and likely unintended consequences of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 for people seen/treated by psychiatrists
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Request for College meeting with Minister Butler, DoH, Mental Health unit.
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Request for meeting with Deputy Ward
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Letter Re Maskey Report into CAMHS Kerry outlining grave concerns around lack of governance at many management levels & lack of sufficient plans for recruitment & retention leading to no fully qualified specialist psychiatrist permanently in place. Concern that a narrow audit /review focussing on prescribing only is stigmatising & insufficient & that a broader national review particularly on governance at all levels is required.Request for a meeting with the Taoiseach and relevant Mini
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Letter re EGM held around concerns on latest draft of proposed legislative revisions to Mental Health Act 2001 and that it is believed will prevent timely access to treatment and care for those very unwell and require treatment for their recovery & dignity & before they are at risk of causing harm to themselves or anyone else.That the threshold for enabling people who need treatment under the Act is now too high in proposed revised text & the consequences of that for those vulnerable pe
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Inform Office of Attorney General, Minister Butler and DoH personnel of College EGM held around concerns of the latest draft of the general scheme to revise the Mental Health Act 2001 & unintended consequences the revised threshold for treatment under the Act will have for those very unwell. Also to inform her of a College member survey on current proposed revisions and consultative process on same.
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Letter to Minister Butler with preliminary results of a College survey to members following the Maskey report findings and recommendations.
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Letter to Minister Butler re the National Clinical Programmes in Mental Health around current and potential future issues, resourcing and governance.
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Letter to Minister Stephen Donnelly re grave concerns on and rejection of a report from the Oireachtas Sub Committee on Mental Health following pre-legislative scrutiny of a general scheme to revise the Mental Health Act 2001.
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Letter to Minister Butler re suggested wording for section 8(1)(b) of the proposed revised Mental Health Act. This follows grave concerns psychiatrists have around providing timely treatment and care to the small number of people with severe mental health crisis and illness who need treatment and support under the Act. The current proposed threshold is too high and will have the unintended consequence of potentially depriving those people of appropriate and required treatment.
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Concerns re Covid-19 Vaccination Framework implementation for Mental Health Services due to disparity and apparent lack of communication of plans, in many areas for same. Requesting equity of access to vaccination for those with Mental Illness, the Psychiatrists and their colleagues from other disciplines, who treat them. Provided WPA statement urging Governments to prioritise people with mental illness due to their higher susceptibility to the virus & higher mortality rates than genera
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Letter raising concerns around proposed new consultant contract for doctors & potential impact on mental health service delivery to patients -training, recruitment & retention, research, advocacy, wellbeing. In the absence of enhanced provision for consultants’ involvement in training, the College’s ability to offer postgraduate training in psychiatry in Ireland will be seriously compromised as will fulfilling the required 800 specialist psychiatrist posts by 2030.
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Letter concerning the omission of College representative psychiatrist from the CAMHS specialist group related to the implementation of 'Sharing the Vision', despite previous invitation to engage with the implementation process wherein nomination of two official College representatives to the National Implementation and Monitoring Oversight group was sought, and fulfilled.
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Letter highlighting concerns about the potential rejection of a long-standing application related to the listing of Forensic Psychiatry on the Specialist Division of the Medical Register, and concerns that the implications of this will mean that recruitment for the new National Forensic Mental Health Service will be challenging, to the detriment of an extremely vulnerable patient group.
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Letter concerning the language and intent for the allocation of mental health funding to third level institutions by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, and also identifying cohorts within the student body, such as those with moderate to severe mental illness, autism and ADHD, whose needs are neglected by an over-reliance on counselling services alone within third level settings.
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Letter calling for all pre-pandemic day services, respite services and other support services for adults with intellectual disability to be fully reinstated. When these essential services are lacking and /or not open fully Faculty members, in their clinical work, have observed negative impacts on the mental health of adults with intellectual disability and their family carers.
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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
[Health] Request for invitation to present on the recently published Heads of Bill for the revised Mental Health Act to the Chair, Oireachtas Sub Committee on Mental Health currently scrutinising the draft Heads. People who are involuntarily detained suffer with the most complex & severe of mental disorders deserving & requiring specialist complex supports & treatments. Accessibility, medical, recovery & practical concerns need to outlined.
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