NHS Funding: Mental Health Services - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords am 3:14 pm ar 1 Mai 2019.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of The Earl of Listowel The Earl of Listowel Crossbench 3:14, 1 Mai 2019

My Lords, I welcome the additional money and note my interest as a trustee of a mental health service for adolescents. Can the Minister assure me that highly experienced clinicians will be retained to provide vital supervision for the new people coming in at the front line—for instance, in schools? Is she concerned that there is a 1% decline in the trend for the number of child and adolescent psychiatrists, for example? Is it not crucial that we have highly experienced clinicians to supervise the new people whom the Government have in development?