Question reference: S6W-09776
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 11 July 2022
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Kevin Stewart on 12 July 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when the final recruitment figures under Action 15 of the Mental Health Strategy 2017-2027, which ended in March 2022, will be published.
Answer
The final recruitment figures under Action 15 of the Mental Health Strategy 2017-27 will be published today, 12 July, at 10:30am, at Mental health workers: quarterly performance reports - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) . A total of 958.9 whole time equivalent mental health staff have been recruited in key settings over 4 years, significantly exceeding the original commitment for 800 additional workers.