Sinn Féin general election candidate and councillor Conor D. McGuinness has received confirmation from the HSE that the long running Psychiatry vacancy in Dungarvan has now been filled. The West Waterford representative raised the issue earlier this year and had been campaigning to have the position filled as a matter of urgency.
McGuinness said:
“While its welcome news that the vacancy has finally been filled, I am keen that a plan is now put in place for those patients that have lost out on appointments while the position went unfilled due to the Government’s self-imposed recruitment embargo.
“Our public mental health services remain chronically under-resourced. I am glad that this position is now filled, however I am very concerned that Waterford and South Kilkenny are still being covered by just one Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse (SCAN) and that there has still been no positive announcement regarding a Jigsaw youth mental health service for Waterford.
“Government needs to do better. Mental health cannot be considered an afterthought.”
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Conor D. McGuinness TD 