Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 51178

Mental Health Services: Recruitment

Tabled: 9 May 2025
Answered: 19 May 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

Liberal DemocratHazel Grove

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the employment of qualified counsellors in paid roles within mental health services.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The Department welcomes the appointment of qualified counsellors to roles within National Health Service mental health services. However, employment decisions are for individual employers, and we would expect any such appointments to be based on the succe...

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