Welcome to the National Clinical Programmes for Mental Health
The National Clinical Programme for Mental Health was set up in 2010 as a joint initiative between HSE Clinical Strategy and Programmes Division and College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (CPsychI).
Dr Philip Dodd, Consultant Psychiatrist, is the National Clinical Advisor and Clinical Programme Group Lead - Mental Health, and was appointed in May 2017. The aim of the post is to oversee the development of Mental Health Clinical Programmes, providing leadership and guidance to individual Programme Clinical Leads to effect the development of best practice care pathways, to support their approval and to oversee implementation by the local Mental Health Areas. In addition he also provides expert clinical advice, perspective and practical support to the National Mental Health Division and the Mental Health National Management Team (MHNMT).
The overarching aim of the national programmes is to standardise quality evidence based practice across the Mental Health Services. The Mental Health Clinical Programme currently has five programmes. These are:
- Mental Illness and Substance Misuse (Dual Diagnosis)
These programmes address identified areas of high need and provide a programmatic response in which integration with other relevant services is key to successful delivery and reform.
This page was last updated on 31st May 2017.
