Health Professions: Schools

(asked on 14th December 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for recent changes in the number of (a) educational psychologists, (b) NHS psychiatrists and (c) school nurses.


Answered by
Jackie Doyle-Price Portrait
Jackie Doyle-Price
This question was answered on 21st December 2017

The Secretary of State for Health has statutory responsibility for ensuring adequate systems are in place for health and care workforce supply. Health Education England fulfils these responsibilities through its workforce planning role for the National Health Service by balancing need against demand and taking into account factors which impact supply such as the age profile of the existing workforce, changes in training numbers and funded posts, staff retention and satisfaction. Their latest assessment is available in the consultation Facing the Facts, Shaping the future, a draft health and care workforce strategy for England to 2027.

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