A Sligo councillor has raised a motion asking for the council to write to the new Minister for Mental Health and Older People, seeking the inclusion of mental health services as part of the emergency 999/ 112 telephone service.
Fine Gael’s Dara Mulvey says that at present our 999 emergency call service deals with Garda – Fire services and ambulances, but not mental health services.
He says that by avoiding taking patients in crisis to A&E and allowing them to speak to the correct service practitioner, it will be best for the patient, as well as reducing pressure on the hospitals.
Cllr Mulvey has been speaking to Midwest Radio’s Alannah Nolan …
