PSYCHIATRIC NURSES ASSOCIATION of Ireland

The Commission carried out a review of the operation of Part 2 of the Mental Health Act 2001 in 2008 and one of the recommendations from this review was to develop a code of practice on the 2001 Act to guide people working in mental health services. A code of practice on the Act would give guidance on the exercise of functions under the 2001 Act. In other words, it would explain how certain parts of the legislation are best put into practice.


The Mental Health Commission has written to the PNA looking for our views. Please find attached the Consultation Questions .We will require all branches to respond within the next 10 days to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Friday March 26th.

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Please note a subcommittee will then be formed to draw together the various elements of the submission at which point we will be reverting back to branches.This info will also be available on www.pna.ie

To view the questionaire click on this link

Upcoming events

HORATIO CONGRESS BERLIN 15th-17th MAY 2025
PNA BURSARIES FOR HORATIO CONGRESS BERLIN MAY 15-17, 2025

Dear Colleagues,

This year the PNA will continue its sponsorship of Members to attend the Horatio European Congress organised by Horatio and the German Psychiatric Nurses, having done so previously for events in Lisbon, Malta, Istanbul, Stockholm, Prague, Faroe Islands, Copenhagen and Malmo

The PNA in supporting this Congress are pleased to confirm a number of bursaries which will be offered by lottery to Presenters of Papers, Officer Board Members, Branch Officers and Members.

This year’s bursaries will be worth approximately €1000.This Bursary is based on the combined cost of the Congress Fees, Flights and Accommodation.

Event Date 15-05-2025 1:00 am
Event End Date 17-05-2025 11:30 pm
Cut off date 28-02-2025 11:00 pm
Individual Price Free
Attachment PNA Bursaries For Horatio Congress Berlin May wishing to attend .pdf