July 2019
Professor Jim Lucey, Medical Director of St Patrick’s Mental Health Services shares in a new blog post how we can talk to and support those experiencing grief following the death of a family member or friend by suicide. “The piece below should not increase the pain of suicide, but talking about it can help us […]
Psychiatry training once again scores in top percentile for quality clinical learning environments in the findings of “Your Training Counts – 2017”, the Medical Council’s annual national trainee experience survey which launched this week. Encouragingly, and in line with previous years, feedback from trainees in the 2017 survey rated training in psychiatry significantly higher across […]
Heading off on a plane for holidays? Psychiatrist Prof Brendan Kelly offers some practical tips in the Irish Times for your mental wellbeing. How to stay calm and mindful while flying and navigating airports, including listening to some Britney Spears! Full article is available on the Irish Times website here. Travel is exciting but the […]
On Friday, 21 June the Alcohol Health Alliance was awarded Best Public Affairs Campaign at the Awards for Excellence in Public Relations 2019 ceremony. The group won for their campaign to support and raise awareness of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill with its key legislative measures that aim to address Ireland’s harmful relationship with alcohol […]