The Acute Psychiatric Unit at Ennis General Hospital has been criticised after its patients were found not to have access to either psychology or occupational therapy services.
The 39-bed unit is the subject of a report just released by the Mental Health Commission, following an unannounced inspection in December last.
It’s also been found that the provision of services for children was lacking.
Inspectors found that not all individual care plans at the facility were developed, reviewed and updated – which the Mental Health Commission said was of critical risk to patients.
It was also noted that residents didn’t have access to psychology or occupational therapy services; while the scope of their six-monthly health checks was criticised for not going far enough.
In one case of physical restraint, a registered medical professional did not complete a medical examination within three hours of the end of the episode.
The provision of services for children was also found to be lacking, with inspectors noting that there were not age-appropriate facilities for younger patients.
The report also found that the centre was not clean and wasn’t maintained in a good structural and decorative state, while records were found not to be secure, which was a breach of confidentiality.
A corrective and preventative action plan was issued to management after the report, with some of the recommendations already implemented.
You can read the full report here
