St John of God, a Section 38 Provider for Community Mental Health Services and Intellectual Disability Services are to be transferred to the HSE over the next 12 months to be concluded by 30^th September 2021. We have been informed that this transfer is due to St John of God’s having financial difficulties which is impacting on their ability to maintain the day-to-day provision of services. The transfer of services will require engagement with both St John of God and the HSE. Engagement has commenced in the past month with St John of Gods and we expect to be engaging with the HSE in the very near future. The challenges in the negotiations will be to protect the terms and conditions of our members and to ensure there is no diminution of services. Whereas the transfer of the community mental health service in Cluain Mhuire will be predominantly confined to CHO6, the transfer of the Intellectual Disability Services will be throughout all the CHO areas and will require both national and local engagement to ensure a smooth transition.

We will keep you updated on developments.