PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(14 May 2026)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is his Department taking to ensure those who have completed NHS funded trainee schemes studying taught doctorate programmes for Clinical Psychologists stay working in the NHS.

Asked by:
James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat)

Decisions about recruitment are a matter for individual National Health Service employers, who manage this at a local level to ensure they have the staff they need to deliver safe and effective care.

NHS England and employers promote the retention of clinical psychologists through offering a significant amount of post-qualification training and opportunities to progress to senior grades whilst retaining them in clinical practice.

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