Question follow-through · 100325

Mental Health Services: Training

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.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
16 Dec 2025
Target answer date
5 Jan 2026
Answer
5 Jan 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 16 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 5 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    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 ...

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