This article is from page 19 of the 2014-11-11 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 19 JPG
THE Mental Health Commission pointed to a number of concerns it had relating to the 39-bed Acute Psychiatric Unit (APU) located in Ennis Hospital.
Following an unannounced inspection in July, inspectors for the commission were concerned about the individual plans for the 38 patients resident in the unit on the days of the inspection.
Admitting there was evidence of improvement in the individual care plans since the inspection of 2013, the inspectors said many of the Individual Care Plans did not specify the interventions to be carried out, and did not specify which member of the multidisciplinary team was tasked with this aspect of the care plan.
The inspectors also found that the unit was not suitable for children, although it has taken in minors on the permission of parents.
The inspection report also raised concerns that not all staff had been trained in the use of physical restraint.
The structure of the ground level unit was also cause for concern.
“The interior decoration of the unit was in need of attention, with evidence of peeling paint, missing f oor