Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 15 May 2025.
Luke Evans
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Health and Social Care)
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for recruiting new mental health workers in (a) child and (b) adult mental health services.
Stephen Kinnock
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Too many people are not receiving the mental health care they need and waits for mental health services are too long.
As part of our mission to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future and that is there when people need it, the Government will recruit 8,500 mental health workers to help ease pressure on busy mental health services.
We are working with NHS England to consider options to deliver this commitment alongside the refresh of the Long Term Workforce Plan.
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