Have Irish people forgotten their people in psychiatric hospitals. Respect, Dignity, Compassion. Come On.?

I was visiting ward GF in the Cork University Hospital today. I have been there a number of times and am always saddened at the lack of facilities for the patients. It is a depressing place and very little respect seems to be shown to the patients. I am sure the nurses and staff are busy but a little gentleness and kindness can go a long way to restoring a persons dignity.
I love meeting the patients and always find them to be mannerly and gentle. Last week I had to sit in the rain, to facilitate a patient who wanted a smoke.
Today we sat on two sodden chairs, in the freezing cold as one of my friends wanted to smoke.After they had coughed and shivered I suggested we go inside. I was asked to leave the patients sitting room. I went to the visitors room.It is impossible to have a private conversation as it is very small.I was then asked to leave the hospital. I had done nothing wrong.We were both disrespected, That is abuse of power to some of the most vunerable of our people.

just because you had a bad experience in one hospital does not mean the rest of the country is the same. i don't think it is fair to class the whole of Ireland who work in psychiatric hospitals as disrespectful. if it is that bad why don't you try to see if there is anything that can be done about it such as an investigation maybe.

I don't think people have forgotten, they probly just dont know whats going on...

Can't speak for Cork but in the mental hospitals in Dublin, smoking is allowed. I visited my neighbour at one of them and the patients were smoking.