Mental Health Services: Schools
Commons · Question 100283 · Tabled 16 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Damian Hinds
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for each wave of Mental Health Support Teams up to Wave 12, what the anticipated ratio of FTE clinical staff (a) was and (b) is in the Mental Health Support Team to pupil numbers in the schools cov
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 5 Feb 2026
Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) typically comprise of approximately eight full-time equivalent (FTE) clinical staff. Each team was anticipated to cover a population of between 8,000 and 8,500 children and young people. This figure refers to the total ...