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Mental Health Services: Labour Turnover

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 6 August 2025UIN 68996

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve recruitment and retention in the mental health workforce.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

As part of our mission to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future and is there when people need it, we are over halfway towards our target to recruit an extra 8,500 mental health staff. NHS England is also working to improve retention within the mental health workforce through clearer career progression pathways.

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