Resource-scarce Ireland an “outlier” in psychiatric care, but increased beds and fully staffed mental healthcare teams will improve patient outcomes, says leading consultant

Ireland’s mental health services are struggling with 30% of permanent consultant psychiatrist posts vacant and just 1,000 acute adult mental health beds

A leading consultant psychiatrist has described Ireland’s resource-scarce mental health services as an “outlier” and “very much behind” the rest of Europe, an issue that has been compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic.