Telehealth in Psychiatry of Old Age: Ordinary Care in Extraordinary Times in Rural North-West Ireland

Authors

Sonn Patel, Sligo/Leitrim Mental Health Services (SP, AG, CD, GM), Sligo, Ireland
Aislinn Gannon, Sligo/Leitrim Mental Health Services (SP, AG, CD, GM), Sligo, Ireland
Catherine Dolan, Sligo/Leitrim Mental Health Services (SP, AG, CD, GM), Sligo, Ireland
Geraldine McCarthy, Sligo/Leitrim Mental Health Services (SP, AG, CD, GM), Sligo, Ireland; NUIG School of Medicine (GM), Sligo, Ireland

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-2020

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has required a rapid evolution of services to maintain routine care in Ireland. Services which had been previously slow to adapt technology in their practices are suddenly integrating various telehealth measures to continue routine practice where possible. In this article, we discuss the challenges we face in rapidly implementing telehealth in a rural Psychiatry of Old Age service in the North-West of Ireland.

Recommended Citation

Sonn Patel, Aislinn Gannon, Catherine Dolan, Geraldine McCarthy, Telehealth in Psychiatry of Old Age: Ordinary Care in Extraordinary Times in Rural North-West Ireland, The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Volume 28, Issue 9, 2020, Pages 1009-1011, ISSN 1064-7481, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2020.05.024.