Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 10840

Mental Health Services: Recruitment

Tabled: 23 October 2024

Answered: 8 November 2024

Named Day

Question

Josh Newbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of mental health practitioners working in the NHS.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

To help address the chronic workforce shortages in the mental health workforce we plan to recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers across child and adult mental health services, to reduce waiting times and provide faster treatment. We are current...

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