The Inspector of Mental Health Services has said it is "quite astounding" that the State has failed to provide adequate rehabilitation services in the sector.
Dr Finnerty says that the HSE has 23 rehabilitation teams - just under half what official policy requires - and that those "dedicated, creative and hard-working" teams are staffed at just over one third of their recommended levels. The report also states that, until recently, there were no specialised inpatient rehabilitation units in Ireland.
Chief Executive of the Mental Health Commission, John Farrelly, criticised the practice noting that since it was implemented a number of years ago by the UK's National Health Service, it had been severely criticised internationally by regulatory bodies, by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and by a number of mental health organisations.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, he said that around 14 out of every 100 people who enter mental health services will develop severe and enduring mental illness and will need specific support and help in order to recover. It added that others would be left with families, often with ageing parents, many of whom will not be able to provide the support and care needed and that a small but significant number would remain in inappropriate acute inpatient care, unable to move to community living.
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