Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS child and adolescent psychiatrists have been employed in the North West in the last two years for which data is available.
NHS Digital publishes information on workforce statistics and the following table shows the full time equivalent (fte) figures for child and adolescent psychiatrists in the last two years.
NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists in the North West as at 30 September each specified year and latest month available (fte)
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists (fte) | September 2015 | September 2016 | September 2017 | November 2017 |
Health Education North West | 113 | 110 | 118 | 119 |
Source: NHS Digital Monthly HCHS workforce statistics