Psychiatry: Training
Commons · Question 107202 · Tabled 20 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to a) make the Psychotherapeutic Counselling Core pilot training pathway permanent and b) increase the number of places available through the pathway.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 26 Jan 2026
The Psychotherapeutic Counselling Core training pathway is no longer a pilot and is a part of NHS England’s regular commissioning cycle for the education and training programmes. There are no plans to increase the number of training places on the Psychoth...