Towards a Recovery Orientated Mental Health Service Findings from a National Consultation with Mental Health Service Users in Ireland

Background: In 2006, in a policy document entitled a Vision for Change (Department of Health, 2006), Ireland undertook to move towards a modern, recovery orientated public mental health service characterised by holistic care, individualised care planning, the provision of accessible support, increased involvement of service users in decisions about their treatment and care and greater continuity of care across the mental health services. More than a decade on, it remained unclear to what extent Irish mental health services had progressed towards the modern, recovery orientated system outlined in A Vision for Change (Department of Health, 2006)