Ministry of Defence: Mental Health Services
(asked on 20th July 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many mental health practitioners were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
The numbers are shown in the following table, rounded to the nearest 5.
| Regular | Reserve | Civilian | Total |
2012 |
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Psychiatrist | 20 | ~ | Not available | 20 |
Psychologist | 0 | 0 | Not available | 0 |
Mental Health Nurse | 120 | 30 | Not available | 150 |
Social Worker | 0 | 0 | Not available | 0 |
TOTAL | 140 | 30 | Not available | 170 |
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2013 |
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Psychiatrist | 10 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
Psychologist | ~ | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Mental Health Nurse | 120 | 50 | 10 | 180 |
Social Worker | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
TOTAL | 130 | 60 | 35 | 225 |
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2014 |
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Psychiatrist | 10 | ~ | 5 | 15 |
Psychologist | ~ | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Mental Health Nurse | 120 | 40 | 10 | 170 |
Social Worker | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
TOTAL | 130 | 40 | 35 | 205 |
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2015 |
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Psychiatrist | 10 | ~ | 5 | 15 |
Psychologist | ~ | 0 | 20 | 20 |
Mental Health Nurse | 110 | 40 | 20 | 170 |
Social Worker | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
TOTAL | 120 | 40 | 55 | 215 |
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2016 |
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Psychiatrist | 15 | ~ | 5 | 20 |
Psychologist | ~ | 0 | 25 | 25 |
Mental Health Nurse | 105 | 50 | 15 | 170 |
Social Worker | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
TOTAL | 120 | 50 | 55 | 225 |
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(~) denotes a number less than five.