Government to spend £1.2mil on AMHP training to “urgently address” workforce shortages

The government has announced funding to “urgently” address gaps in the approved mental health professional (AMHP) workforce, with £1.2m set aside to support AMHP training this year.
Set out in the Covid-19 mental health and wellbeing recovery plan, published last week, the money is part of a £3m package that will also go on preparing for the planned reform of the Mental Health Act 1983. This will include starting to address the significant racial disparities in the use of