| Heading: |
Mental Health Services: Recruitment |
| Question ID: |
1751214 |
| UIN: |
21119 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-18 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5304 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Dr Danny Chambers
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| Asking Member handle: |
DannyVet
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@DannyVet
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of (a) counsellors and (b) psychotherapists in the mental health workforce. |
| Is named day: |
true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-07 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4359 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Stephen Kinnock
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| Answering Member handle: |
skinnock
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@skinnock
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| Answer text: |
The National Health Service workforce has been overworked for years, leading to staff becoming burnt out and demoralised and, while there has been growth in the mental health workforce over recent years, more is needed. That is why, as part of our mission... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |