Ireland’s long-suffering family carers urgently need a break, writes Catherine Cox for Independent.ie Carers don’t want our praise or pity. They don’t want to be patronised or indeed canonised. They are not saints. They are ordinary people who are struggling to care for their loved ones without the supports they so desperately need. Carers are […]

There is increasing evidence that people with severe mental illness (SMI) have considerably worse physical health than the general population. A recent study published in the Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology summarises the published efficacy and tolerability of pharmacotherapeutic interventions in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in severe mental illness (SMI), focusing on glucose lowering therapies. In […]

Prof Brendan Kelly assesses the importance of India’s decision to grant a legally binding ‘right to access mental healthcare and treatment’ to its population of some 1.3 billion This article appeared on Medical Independent website on 11th January 2018 Is there a ‘right’ to healthcare? And if so, what does it actually mean? In 1948, […]

The issue of suicide will be accorded particular focus at the upcoming Spring Conference of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, which takes place in Athlone on 12-13 April. This article by Catherine Reilly was published on Medical Independent on 26/03/18 A presentation on ‘Suicide in Doctors — What we Should Know’ by Dr Justin […]

The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland requested a 10 per cent increase in basic specialist training (BST) places for 2018, but it was only accorded a 5 per cent increase. This article by Catherine Reilly was published on Medical Independent on 26/03/18 The HSE’s National Doctors Training and Planning (NDTP) unit has sanctioned 63 BST […]

“Beyond Words” – A series of university-based events exploring the themes of communication and silence, and their importance within Psychiatry.  Medfest, the medically themed one night film festival exploring medicine and psychiatry, will run in three Irish Universities in April this year.  The events will feature film shorts, debate, and discussion, along with complimentary refreshments on […]

Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Rufus May asks whether we talk enough about race in mental health. This article was originally published on Canterbury Christ Church University website on 21/03/18.   I often think about my friend Paul. We met in Hackney hospital in the eighties when we were both psychiatric […]

Please note that this job is NOT approved as a College recognised training post at this time Psychiatric SHO/Registrar Panel St. Patrick’s Mental Health Services Job posted: 3rd March 2018 Deadline: 18th April 2018 St. Patrick’s Mental Health Services is seeking applications from suitably qualified candidates to form a panel of fixed term Psychiatric SHO/Registrars […]

Please note that this job is NOT approved as a College recognised training post at this time Registrar/SHO in Adult Liaison Psychiatry Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Job posted: 4th March 2018 Deadline: 13th April 2018 The posts are at Registrar or SHO level and provide experience in Liaison, General Adult, Addiction and Old Age Liaison […]

President of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, Dr John Hillery, addressed the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental care on Wednesday 7th March 2018, on the issue of recruitment and retention of psychiatrists and trainee psychiatrists to Mental Health Services.   The Committee heard that Ireland ranks behind most other European countries (17th […]