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NUIG Win Spike Milligan Public Speaking Competition for a Fourth Time.
22
Dec
After a fantastic night in the Sugar Club in Dublin, Jenny Fitzgibbon and Ming Cai, medical students from NUI Galway took home the top prize at the Annual Spike Milligan Public Speaking Competition hosted by the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland. They faced tough competition from Queen’s University Belfast who, despite a fantastic dramatic performance, […]
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CPsychI welcome the removal of ‘Unwilling’ from the Mental Health Act regarding ECT
22
Dec
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland welcome the amendment to mental health legislation by the Dáil last night (8/12/15) which sees the deletion of the word ‘unwilling’ with regard to the administration of Electro-Convulsive Therapy (ECT). This long awaited amendment to the Mental Health Act 2001 will end the legal basis to administer ECT to […]