COVID-19

A number of Clinical and Counselling Psychologists have volunteered through the Psychological Society of Ireland to prioritise doctors and healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. You will find their contact details here: Psychologists-for-doctors.

There are individual and collective training body recommendations and resources on their websites and many are building additional material rapidly to add to this.

• The College of Anaesthesiologists Ireland have resources available here.
• The RCPI have resources at available here.
• The RCSI have resources at available here.
• ICGP resources are at  available here.
• College of Psychiatrists of Ireland are at available here.

Additionally a  bespoke Irish mental health resource for all healthcare workers in response to COVID 19 can be found at mindthefrontline.com.

Finally, Prof Brendan Kelly has quickly written a book and can be found here.

The Practitioner Health Matters Programme (PHMP) in Ireland offers a strictly confidential service to doctors, dentists and pharmacists. They have a confidential telephone line and email contact point for an expert clinical advice service.

To make an enquiry or seek support please email confidential@practitionerhealth.ie or call  on (01) 297-0356.

The HSE Workplace Health and Wellbeing unit offers their staff a range of support services at this unprecedented time: https://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/workplace-health-and-wellbeing-unit/home 

Prior to contacting a counselling service please consider the most appropriate option for you by observing the functions of other services available here. 

If you cannot contact a local internal counsellor from the information provided please contact the Staff Care line if National external counselling is the service you require. Telephone – 1800 409388