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Government finds cash to “urgently address” AMHP shortages but sector leaders query feasibility of doing so Part of £3m in Covid-19 mental health recovery plan will be used to address shortages but AMHP leads say long training cycle means this will not be a quick fix Photo: chrupka/Adobe Stock The government has announced funding to “urgently” address gaps in the approved mental health professional (AMHP) workforce. 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 plann...

Sector bodies call for clarity over social workers’ position in Covid-19 vaccination priority list Calls come amid concern AMHPs might be bumped down the list due to a lack of understanding about the role Photo: hedgehog94/Adobe Stock Story updated 11 January Sector bodies are calling for clarity over the position of social workers on the government’s Covid-19 vaccination priority list, with particular concern over when higher-risk groups like approved mental health professionals (AMHPs) will be immunised. While frontline health and social care workers are in the second priority group �...