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<p>NHS Digital data shows that the number of National Health Service staff (full-time
equivalent) working in Mental Health and Learning Disability trusts increased by 4,295
from July 2013 to July 2017, of these 2,156 are professionally qualified clinical
mental health staff. The number of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)
staff (headcount) increased by <del class="ministerial">2,278</del> <ins class="ministerial">2,728
</ins>between 2012 and 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Figures begin in 2012/13 due to the changes
in services resulting from the dissolution of primary care trusts in 2012/13.</p><p>Source:</p><p>1.
Health Education England (July 2017). Stepping forward to 2020/21: The mental health
workforce plan for England.</p><p><a href="https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/CCS0717505185-1_FYFV%20Mental%20health%20workforce%20plan%20for%20England_v5%283%29.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/CCS0717505185-1_FYFV%20Mental%20health%20workforce%20plan%20for%20England_v5%283%29.pdf</a></p><p>2.
NHS Digital, Monthly workforce statistics as at July.</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB30100"
target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB30100</a></p><p>3. 2012 IAPT Workforce
Census paragraph 5.1.</p><p><a href="https://www.uea.ac.uk/documents/246046/11919343/iapt-workforce-education-and-training-2012-census-report.pdf/907e15d0-b36a-432c-8058-b2452d3628de"
target="_blank">https://www.uea.ac.uk/documents/246046/11919343/iapt-workforce-education-and-training-2012-census-report.pdf/907e15d0-b36a-432c-8058-b2452d3628de</a></p><p>4.
The overall IAPT workforce number from the 2015 census was calculated as follows:
sum of Low Intensity Therapy: Total Number of individuals (Staff in Post) on page
17 and High Intensity Therapy (HIT): Total Number of individuals (Staff in Post) on
page 21. The 2015 IAPT workforce census is available at the following link:</p><p><a
href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/mentalhealth/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/09/adult-iapt-workforce-census-report-15.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/mentalhealth/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/09/adult-iapt-workforce-census-report-15.pdf</a></p><p>5.
The overall IAPT workforce number from the 2014 census was calculated by adding total
headcount for Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), non CBT HIT modalities and non-qualified
counsellors and therapist, Table 4, page.11. The total funded establishment for whole-time
equivalent psychological wellbeing practitioners was obtained from table 2, p. 9.
The 2014 IAPT workforce census is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.ewin.nhs.uk/tools_and_resources/2014-adult-iapt-workforce-census-report."
target="_blank">http://www.ewin.nhs.uk/tools_and_resources/2014-adult-iapt-workforce-census-report.</a></p>
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