Psychiatry: Greater Manchester
(asked on 14th March 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many additional child and adolescent psychiatrists have been recruited by the NHS in Greater Manchester in each of the last two years.
NHS Digital publishes information on workforce statistics and the latest data shows that the number of full time equivalent (FTE) child and adolescent psychiatrists in Greater Manchester increased by 13 between September 2015 and September 2017.
The following table shows the number of FTE child and adolescent psychiatrists employed in Greater Manchester between September 2015 and November 2017 and is the latest data available.
NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists in Greater Manchester, as at 30 September for each specified year and latest data available, (FTE):
Year | Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists (FTE) |
September 2015 | 59 |
September 2016 | 59 |
September 2017 | 72 |
November 2017 | 75 |
Source: NHS Digital Monthly Hospital and Community Health Service (HCHS) workforce statistics
Notes:
- FTE figures are given as this is the most accurate measure of service capacity.
- FTE figures are rounded to the nearest whole number.