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Written question asked by Baroness Keeley (Labour) on Friday, 20 December 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 January 2020 (named day). It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 January 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Primary Care: Recruitment

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Queen’s Speech 2019 background briefing notes, what proportion of the 6,000 new staff in primary care settings will be providing mental health support.

Answer

Many primary care professionals provide some form of mental health support for their patients. However, it is not possible to estimate what proportion of new staff being recruited to work in primary care settings will be providing such support, as this is dependent on patient demand, local decision making and ensuring patients and clinicians have a navigable system.

The Government is committed to growing the primary care workforce by 6,000 more doctors in general practice and 6,000 other professionals, such as physiotherapists and pharmacists. This is on top of the additional 20,000 primary care professionals NHS England is already providing funding towards recruiting.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
275
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Primary care Recruitment Mental health services
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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