Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 11958
East London NHS Foundation Trust: Mental Health Services
Tabled: 30 October 2024
Answered: 8 November 2024
Question
Uma Kumaran
Labour — Stratford and Bow
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of mental health specialists in the East London NHS Foundation Trust.
Answer
Stephen KinnockTo address the current mental health workforce shortages in trusts, like the East London NHS Foundation Trust, we plan to recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers across child and adult mental health services, to reduce waiting times and provide ...
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