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Increase in counsellors and psychotherapists working in NHS, new data reveals News Published 9 May 2025 The figures are ‘encouraging’ but need to be treated with some caution
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Our policy asks reflected in the Conservative manifesto News Published 11 Jun 2024 We’re pleased some of our key policy asks are included, but gaps are likely to remain in services
Campaign Trail Journals Published 25 Apr 2023 ‘People who are stuck on waiting lists or unable to access care need urgent action, not more delays and empty promises’. Regular column from Matthew Smith-Lilley. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2023
Healthcare Promoting the skills, experience and value of counsellors and psychotherapists within the NHS, while combating further marginalisation of counselling and psychotherapy, is a priority for BACP.
Our response to refreshed NHS 10-Year Workforce Plan for England News Published 14 Nov 2025 We’ve urged the Government to tap into the underutilised pool of counsellors and psychotherapists in England
New NHS guidance on registration requirements for counsellors and psychotherapists News Published 28 Aug 2026 The NHS England document will further strengthen our work on equity with other professions