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<p>The National Health Service recruitment campaign ‘We are the NHS’, targets those
allied health Professional roles in England, most in need based on the NHS Long Term
Plan and interim NHS People Plan and those in hard to fill roles. It is for the devolved
administrations in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland to decide on their recruitment
needs and how they go about securing their workforce</p><p>The NHS People Plan, due
to be published by the NHS in 2020, will set out a clear framework for growing and
sustaining a well-skilled workforce across the whole NHS in England. At November 2019
there were 6,284 full time equivalent speech and language therapists in England, this
is a 5% increase since 2016.</p><p>In December 2019 the Government announced additional
maintenance grant funding of at least £5,000 per academic year for students studying
nursing, midwifery and most allied health professions, including speech and language
therapy, which will be available from September 2020 for new and continuing students
at English universities. In addition, students with child dependents will benefit
from an extra £1,000.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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