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Mental Health Services: Cheshire and Merseyside

Asked by Justin MaddersLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 13 July 2026UIN 15365

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of mental health staff recruited in the Cheshire and Merseyside ICB area since July 2024.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The following table shows the latest available National Health Service workforce data from NHS England’s Electronic Staff Record for trust-employed, whole time equivalent (WTE) mental health (MH) staff in the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board area:

July 2024 (WTE)

April 2026 (WTE)

Increase

All MH staff (including admin and clerical)

7,333

7,966

633

All MH staff (excluding admin and clerical)

6,935

7,567

632

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