A question on #MentalHealthServices #GreaterManchester tabled by Lisa Smart on 24-03-2025 has been answered by Stephen Kinnock.

Heading: Mental Health Services: Greater Manchester
Question ID: 1787963
UIN: 40831
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-24
Asking Member ID: 5070
Asking Member display name: Lisa Smart
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Lisa Smart
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase recruitment in NHS mental health services in Greater Manchester.
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Date answered: 2025-04-02
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Answering Member ID: 4359
Answering Member display name: Stephen Kinnock
Answering Member handle: skinnock
Answering Member Twitter reference: @skinnock
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Answer text: As part of our mission to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future, we will recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers nationally to reduce wait times and provide faster treatment. To ensure the NHS has the right people, in the ri...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
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