The Health Minister is being urged to urgently reform emergency care for people in Sligo and elsewhere who are experiencing suicidal thoughts or acute mental health distress.

There are renewed calls for dedicated local mental health assessment and admission pathways, separate from Emergency Departments (EDs).

Alongside this, there are also calls for continuous monitoring and observation of patients at risk.

Cathaoirleach of the Ballymote-Tubbercurry Municipal District, Cllr Barry Gallagher, says nobody should be allowed to reach the point of breaking point:

The Health Minister is being urged to urgently reform emergency care for people in Sligo and elsewhere who are experiencing suicidal thoughts or acute mental health distress.
There are renewed calls for dedicated local mental health assessment and admission pathways, separate from Emergency Departments (EDs).
Alongside this, there are also calls for continuous monitoring and observation of patients at risk.
Cathaoirleach of the Ballymote-Tubbercurry Municipal District, Cllr Barry Gallagher, says nobody should be allowed to reach the point of breaking point:

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