Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 37356

Occupational Therapy

Tabled: 11 March 2025
Answered: 19 March 2025

Question

Max Wilkinson

Liberal DemocratCheltenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of mandating principal occupational therapist roles within (a) local authorities and (b) NHS trusts.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Whilst the Department is not responsible for decisions about the principal occupational therapist roles in adult social care or National Health Service trusts, the role of mandating would sit with employers and the regulator of principal occupational ther...

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