Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 10894

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

Tabled: 23 October 2024
Answered: 29 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Sojan Joseph

LabourAshford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of mental health specialists in the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
To fix the chronic workforce shortages in the mental health workforce we plan to recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers, across both child and adult mental health services, to reduce waiting times and provide faster treatment across all areas o...

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