Data collected by NHS Benchmarking Network on behalf of Health Education England (HEE) shows there were 24,848 post-holders employed in children and young people’s mental health (CYPMH) services across England on 31 March 2021, delivering a total of 20,626 whole-time equivalent (WTE) staff across NHS, voluntary and local authority providers.
The figures represent a 39 per cent rise in WTE staff compared to the previous census published in August 2019 and is 63 per cent higher than the 12,683 WTE staff recorded in 2016 when the census was first carried out.
The NHS employs 75 per cent of staff in core CYPMH services with four-fifths of those staff working in the community. The second largest sector in terms of workforce size is the independent sector (2,293 WTE) who employ 11 per cent of the total CYPMH staff reported in England.
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