Approved Mental Health Professional workforce

Explore findings from the annual Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) Leads survey, conducted on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care and the Approved Mental Health Professionals Leads Network. It also includes findings about social workers and AMHP qualified social workers from local authorities collected via the Adult Social Care Workforce Dataset (ASC-WDS). 

  • Published: April 2025 (data from ASC-WDS as at September 2024 and AMHP Leads survey as at March 2025) 
  • Last updated: April 2025 
  • Next update due: April 2026 

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Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs) are registered professionals (social workers, nurses, occupational therapists, or psychologists) who have undertaken additional training, approved by the Secretary of State and regulated by Social Work England, to carry out specific duties under the Mental Health Act 1983. AMHPs are (amongst other duties) responsible for setting up and coordinating assessments under the Mental Health Act and, if necessary, making applications to detail (“section”) people in hospital for assessment and treatment of their mental health needs. 

 

Use the tabs to explore key workforce trends, including employment overview, recruitment and retention, and demographics.

The information (i) button provides useful notes about the data, while the Download PowerPoint button lets you save a screenshot of the visualisation for use in your own presentations. Each tab also includes a glossary for reference.

Beneath the visualisation, you’ll find links to download the full dataset and learn more about our methodology.

 

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Read the full report for a comprehensive analysis of the findings of the AMHP Leads survey and the comparisons to workforce data from the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set.  

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Methodology for creating workforce estimates

How the Workforce Intelligence team estimates the size, structure and characteristics of the adult social care workforce in England.  

 

Data downloads 

Explore the data behind the reports and data visualisations by downloading one of our data files. These use our workforce estimates to look at all variables and are split by geography, sector, service and job role. 

The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England 

Annual report and data, providing a national picture of the adult social care workforce in England, including trends in recruitment, diversity and pay.  

Headline social worker information 

Annual report and data, providing a detailed analysis of social workers employed by local authorities in England working in adult social care.  

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