Delayed and sporadic rollout of Covid-19 vaccine in mental health facilities criticised
The Psychiatric Nurses Association said frontline workers and service users in the area are being left behind in the vaccine rollout.
There is growing concern among staff about the sporadic rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine at mental health facilities, according to the Psychiatric Nurses Association. File Picture.
Fri, 22 Jan, 2021 - 13:33
Cormac O’Keeffe
Psychiatric nurses have expressed serious concern at the delayed and sporadic rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine throughout the mental health and intellectual disability services.
The Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) said frontline workers and service users in these areas were among the most vulnerable to infection in the health services, yet were feeling left behind in the rollout of the vaccine.
Problem gambling charity faces threat of closure as government urged to fund services
Sinn Féin’s Thomas Gould has urged the government to provide funding for Extern. By Sean Murray Friday 15 Jan 2021, 2:19 PM Jan 15th 2021, 2:19 PM 6,666 Views 20 Comments
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A CHARITY THAT supports people affected by gambling addiction in Ireland faces the prospect of folding in the coming months unless it receives an urgent funding injection.
The Extern Problem Gambling Project – which runs the website problemgambling.ie – provides supports and counselling for problem gamblers, referrals for related services and provides talks in schools.
Founded five years ago, its CEO Barry Grant had hoped that by now the government’s gambling legislation first proposed in
An extra 7million antidepressant drug tablets were dispensed in the first nine months of last year in comparison to the same period in 2019. In total, more than 170 million antidepressant drug tablets were provided in those months. The figures reveal a surge in patients requiring medication for depression, stress and anxiety during the pandemic. […]
); In 10 years, we ll ask how we let it get so out of control : Psychiatrists call for urgent action on gambling
A new position paper from the College of Psychiatrists in Ireland has said five measures are needed to tackle this “public health crisis”. By Sean Murray Friday 18 Dec 2020, 6:20 AM Dec 18th 2020, 6:20 AM 11,738 Views 31 Comments
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AN OUTRIGHT BAN on gambling advertisements in sports and dedicated treatment pathways are needed to tackle the “hidden epidemic of gambling addiction in Ireland”.
That’s according to the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland who today launched a position paper on gambling disorder in Ireland for what is described as a “public health crisis”.