Question follow-through · 36940

Mental Health Services: Administration of Justice

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) volunteer and (b) paid peer support worker positions were created in the NHS England (i) liaison and diversion and (ii) RECONNECT service since peer support was first included in the l

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Mar 2025
Target answer date
13 Mar 2025
Answer
14 Mar 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) volunteer and (b) paid peer support worker positions were created in the NHS England (i) liaison and diversion and (ii) RECONNECT service since peer support was first included in the l

  2. 13 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The information requested is not collected centrally by NHS England. The national service specifications set an expectation that the workforce composition will include volunteer and paid peer-support roles within each liaison and diversion and RECONNECT s...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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