Helen Hayes MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Mental Health Services: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) NHS Talking Therapy trainees and (b) Band 7 CBT therapist posts have been created in (i) Lambeth and (ii) Southwark in each of the last five years.
Answer: The table attached shows the growth in the relevant subsection of the NHS Talking Therapies workforce over the five years to 2024. The high intensity workforce, which includes cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) therapists, increased by 2,582 between 2019...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of Band 7 CBT therapist posts created in each of the last five years.
Answer: The table attached shows the growth in the relevant subsection of the NHS Talking Therapies workforce over the five years to 2024. The high intensity workforce, which includes cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) therapists, increased by 2,582 between 2019...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of applications for NHS Talking Therapies trainee positions.
Answer: The Government is committed to publishing a 10 Year Workforce Plan to set out action to create a workforce ready to deliver the transformed service set out in the 10-Year Health Plan. The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure the National Health Service has ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
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