Clinical Psychologists: Training
(asked on 29th January 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many clinical psychology training places were commissioned in each of the last five years, and how this compares to the number of applicants.
The following table provides the number of training places across the 28 training providers of Doctorates in Clinical Psychology in England over the past five years:
Year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
Places | 901 | 1,065 | 1,066 | 1,064 | 1,073 |
Source: Clearing House, available at the following link:
https://www.clearing-house.org.uk/
In addition, the following table shows the data on places and unique applicants, as applicants can apply to more than one course, that are available in total across all English, Scottish, and Welsh courses:
Year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
Places | 979 | 1,155 | 1,166 | 1,164 | 1,179 |
Unique Applicants | 4,544 | 4,655 | 4,990 | 5,603 | 5,910 |
Applicants per Place | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
Source: Clearing House, available at the following link:
https://www.clearing-house.org.uk/