Patient Experience
The Dublin South Central Mental Health Service is a public service run by the Health Service Executive (HSE). Its inpatient service is located in the Jonathan Swift Clinic (JSC) in St James’s Hospital.
Inpatient Service:
There are three inpatient wards in the Jonathan Swift Clinic: Fownes Ward, Beckett Ward and Connolly Norman Ward.
Dublin South Central Mental Health Service receives referrals primarily from GPs and from doctors in emergency departments. There are five Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT’S) for Adult Psychiatry (ages 18-64 inclusive) covering three geographical sectors within the service. CMHTs provide services to inpatient, out-patient, day hospitals and day services.
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Referrals:
Referrals must come from a GP or another doctor at primary care level.
Urgent referrals
Urgent referrals can be made through the Emergency Department.
You may need to be admitted to the hospital for some of your care. The acute psychiatric unit that serves the Dublin South Central Area is located in St James's Hospital and is called the Jonathan Swift Clinic.
There are three inpatient wards in the Jonathan Swift Clinic; Fownes Ward (Acute Admission Unit), Becket Ward (Low Dependency Ward) and Conolly Norman Ward (Psychiatry of the older person).
Connolly Norman Ward is a dedicated acute admission unit for care of the elderly. It provides acute psychiatric facilities for patients over the age of 65 years. All admissions to Connolly Norman Unit are arranged through a member of the multidisciplinary team and approved by the consultant psychiatrist.
Contact Details
Phone: (01) 410 3137
Referrals must come from a GP or another doctor at primary care level
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Area: Old Age Psychiatry
Referral Criteria: Individuals who are aged over 65 years of age and residing in the Old Age Psychiatry catchment area
Contact Details:
FAO: Community Mental Health Nurse
Telephone: (01) 410 3186
Fax: (01) 410 3052
Email: mentalhealthcn@stjames.ie
Referrals by post to:
Martha Whiteway Day Hospital
Mercer’s Institute for Successful Ageing
St James's Hospital
James Street
Dublin 8
D08 NHY1
Area: ACCES
Referral Criteria: Individuals who are aged 18 to 65 years of age with a severe, enduring mental illness who are homeless and require assertive outreach with links to South Dublin, West Wicklow and Kildare and who are not already linked in with a CMHT.
Contact Details:
FAO: ACCES Team
Telephone: (01) 703 6158
Fax: (01) 703 6179
Email: acces@hse.ie
Referrals by post to:
ACCES Team
c/o Parkgate Hall
6–9 Conyngham Road
Dublin 8
D08 PW40
Area: Owendoher
Referral Criteria: Individuals who are aged 18 to 65 years of age and residing in the Owendoher catchment area.
Contact Details:
FAO: Clinical Nurse Manager II
Telephone: (01) 708 9437
Email: rialto.dh@hse.ie
Referrals by post to:
Mental Health Department
Rialto Primary Care Centre
Rialto
Dublin 8
D08 E0X7
Area: Drimnagh
Referral Criteria: Individuals who are aged 18 to 65 years of age and residing in the Drimnagh catchment area.
Contact Details:
FAO: Clinical Nurse Manager II
Telephone: (01) 708 9437
Email: rialto.dh@hse.ie
Referrals by post to:
Mental Health Department
Rialto Primary Care Centre
Rialto
Dublin 8
D08 E0X7
Area: Camac
Referral Criteria: Individuals who are 18 to 65 years of age and residing in the Camac catchment area.
Contact Details:
FAO: Clinical Nurse Manager II
Telephone: (01) 471 6321
Fax: (01) 471 6485
Email: inchicore.dh@hse.ie
Referrals by post to:
Inchicore Mental Health Section
Inchicore Primary Care
Bulfin Road
Dublin 8
D08 KF63