Peter Hughes told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland the current situation, with more than 700 vacancies, was “not sustainable” and that reliance on overtime and agency staff could not meet the increase in demand for services.We conducted a survey last month of our branches, and it showed that we had over 700 vacancies in the system.
“We don’t have the staff to open the new 20-bed Camhs unit in the children’s hospital. We have 58 vacant beds out in the new forensic services. “It’s not sustainable if we are to meet the growing needs and demand for mental health services. And certainly it’s not a situation we will tolerate for much longer.”
Staffing shortages are having a major impact on the provision of child and adolescent mental health service, he said. There should be 100 beds in the country for children and adolescents, but at present there are only 42 operational beds.
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