Addictions: Health Services
Commons · Question 18984 · Tabled 15 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 2 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Grahame Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to address a) low pay, b) a lack of formal training and development pathways, and c) job insecurity and organisational changes, highlighted in the May 2025 Ipsos Drug and Alcohol
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 2 Sep 2026
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 ...