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Monday 1st March 2021
Minister for Mental Health and Older People Mary Butler TD announces new public consultation on the Mental Health Act
The Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler T.D., has today announced a new public consultation on the ongoing review of the Mental Health Act 2001. The public consultation will provide an opportunity for key stakeholders, including people who have used the mental health services and their families to inform the review prior to publication of draft legislation to update the Act in full.
On announcing the public consultation Minister Butler said: “Today I am pleased to announce a fresh public consultation on the ongoing review of the Mental Health Act. The voice of people who use our mental health services, and their families is of paramount importance when developing policies and legislation. While the review of the Act is based on the 2015 Expert Group report, which included a public consultation,
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Bantry General Hospital rolls out vaccine; Nursing home programme accelerated
The HSE confirmed to West Cork TD Christopher O’Sullivan that vaccinations at Bantry General Hospital would commence today. AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin.
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Almost 500 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine have arrived at Bantry General Hospital.
The HSE confirmed to West Cork TD Christopher O’Sullivan that vaccinations would commence for frontline staff this afternoon.
Bantry General Hospital now joins other hospitals in the Cork region that have been vaccinating healthcare workers at the forefront of the battle against Covid-19.
It comes following the news that the vaccination programme, which commenced in nursing homes in the past week will be further accelerated to deliver the first dose of vaccinations to all nursing home residents and staff over the coming two weeks.