§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many new graduate primary care mental health workers(a) have been employed and (b) will be employed in (i) the current financial year, (ii) 2002–03 and (iii) 2003–04. [11522]
§ Jacqui SmithThe proposal to develop 1,000 new mental health workers in primary care outlined in the NHS Plan forms part of a package of measures designed to strengthen primary mental health care. The new graduate primary care workers will be employed in the financial year 2003–04.