Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 50673
Counselling and Psychiatry: Regulation
Tabled: 7 May 2025
Answered: 12 May 2025
Question
Richard Tice
Reform UK — Boston and Skegness
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that qualified (a) counsellors and (b) psychotherapists are (i) supported and (ii) distinguished from (A) psychiatric and (B) diagnostic services.
Answer
Karin SmythIt is essential that all National Health Service staff, including counsellors and psychotherapists, can work in a supportive and compassionate environment that recognises and prioritises health and wellbeing. NHS England has a wide-ranging package of ment...
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