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Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

Commons · Question 116408 · Tabled 26 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Josh Fenton-Glynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the level of experience in the CAMHS workforce and the potential impact of staff turnover on service quality.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 11 Mar 2026

NHS England commissions regular workforce censuses of the children and young people’s mental health workforce. The most recent census, covering April 2023 to March 2024, includes information on how long staff have been in post across community and inpatie...