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Mental Health Services: Recruitment

Asked by Dr Luke EvansConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 8 May 2025UIN 47802

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many new mental health staff have been recruited to the NHS since 1 July 2024.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Mental Health workforce data is published quarterly by NHS England as part of their NHS Workforce statistics, and is available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-workforce-statistics#past-publications

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