Latest latest NHS workforce figures show that at the end of July this year there were a total of 955 staff listed as working in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry - the lowest number since data collection began in September 2009.
The figure represents a fall of 2.4 per cent on the March 2015 figure of 978 staff - the month in which the government pledged a "complete overhaul" for children and young people's mental health services to address poor access and support.
The figures show that in September 2009, when the data was first collated, there were 983 staff working in child and adolescent psychiatry.
By September 2010 the figure had risen to 1,016, and the level remained at more than 1,000 for all but three months until April 2014, peaking at 1,049 in August 2013.
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