Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 100283
Mental Health Services: Schools
Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 5 February 2026
Question
Damian Hinds
Conservative — East Hampshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for each wave of Mental Health Support Teams up to Wave 12, what the anticipated ratio of FTE clinical staff (a) was and (b) is in the Mental Health Support Team to pupil numbers in the schools cov
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedMental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) typically comprise of approximately eight full-time equivalent (FTE) clinical staff. Each team was anticipated to cover a population of between 8,000 and 8,500 children and young people. This figure refers to the total ...
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