A model for primary mental healthcare in Ireland

Refugees, the asylum system and mental healthcare in Ireland

The number of people seeking refugee status in Ireland is increasing year on year and the burden of mental illness experienced by refugees and asylum seekers is high. The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has recommended the establishment of a number of specialist refugee mental health teams. In this paper we discuss the Irish asylum system, the Irish evidence regarding mental illness in this...

Home Treatment: Changes to Mental Healthcare in Northern Ireland

Age, gender and duration of symptoms were determined, together with all treatment options/information provided to patients. 50 consecutive patients were questioned. The mean duration of LBP was 8.7 months. Average age was 45 years. The percentage of patients attending each modality is shown in table 1. No patients received all the treatment modalities, and 4% had failed to receive any prior to ...

Systems levers for commissioning primary mental healthcare: a rapid review.

Primary Health Networks (PHNs) are a new institution for health systems management in the Australian healthcare system. PHNs will play a key role in mental health reform through planning and commissioning primary mental health services at a regional level, specifically adopting a stepped care approach. Selected PHNs are also trialling a healthcare homes approach. Little is known about the syste...

Responding to Migrant and Refugee Healthcare Needs in Ireland

Human migration, both voluntary and precipitated by conflict and persecution, continues to pose challenges to the healthcare infrastructure of host countries. The scale of international migration to Ireland has increased substantially in recent years. Both economic migrants and refugees have complex health needs including those related to infectious diseases, malnourishment, gender-specific iss...

Primary Mental Healthcare and Integrated Services