The Mental Health Commission is adopting a “very low tolerance for non-compliance” from service providers, its chairman said on Thursday. Adherence to human rights will be the central guiding principle governing all aspects of the mental health services, according to the body which oversees compliance in the area. Mental Health Commission chairman John Saunders was launching the organisation’s strategy for 2019-2022 Protecting People’s Rights. InspectionsInspections had already created a fund of knowledge about the current state of mental health services, he said. “We will support the inspector of mental health services to carry out her function and we will also initiate a recruitment and training process for new mental health tribunal members.

Source: The Irish Times February 21, 2019 17:15 UTC