New workforce report identifies need for almost 630 consultant psychiatrists to meet deficit
Conversion of agency and non-permanent consultant posts to permanent jobs urged
A new collaborative workforce plan for psychiatry identifies a need for almost 630 extra consultant psychiatrists in the next 10 years.
A key finding of the latest medical workforce planning report from the National Doctors Training and Planning (NDTP) unit was that the number of consultant psychiatrists required to 2030 to target the staffing deficit and to deliver a fit-for-purpose mental health service was 825.
An analysis of the gap between the plan’s estimated requirement of 825 consultants, and the current 581 consultants working today, indicated that a total of 628 additional consultants would be required in the next 10 years, when those who leave the service for retirement and other reasons were accounted for.