A West Clare doctor claims conditions for medical staff must be improved if staff shortages in the mental health sector are to be addressed.
It follows revelations this week that suicidal minors have been discharged from facilities in Dublin despite still needing care.
Mental health services locally are under strain with staff shortages being blamed.
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The government has been targeting nurses who have emigrated in an effort to lure them back to Ireland but Miltown Malbay GP Dr Billy O’Connell says this won’t happen until they’re guaranteed proper conditions
