Question follow-through · 18983

Addictions: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to implement the 2024 Drug and Alcohol Workforce Plan.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
2 Sept 2026 · 49 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to implement the 2024 Drug and Alcohol Workforce Plan.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

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  3. 2 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Department and NHS England have been working on a drug and alcohol treatment and recovery workforce transformation programme since 2022. The 10-year strategic plan for the drug and alcohol treatment and recovery workforce, published in 2024, sets out ...

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