When Low Intensity Isn’t Low Complexity: What New Research Tells Us About PWPs and the Limits of the IAPT Model
There is a growing gap between what Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners were trained to do and what they are actually being asked to do. A new study published in The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist (Wynne, Kunorubwe & O’Leary, 2026) gives that gap a name – and the findings deserve the attention of everyone commissioning or managing NHS […]
How Insourcing Solves the Talking Therapies Workforce Gap
Building sustainable workforce resilience through clinically aligned capacity The Growing Workforce Challenge Across NHS Talking Therapies, the workforce gap continues to widen. Vacancies, sickness, and burnout are stretching teams to their limits. Recruitment drives help, but turnover remains high and patient demand keeps growing. For many services, the result is the same: longer waiting times, […]
October Waitlist Outlook: Supporting the System and the People Behind It
NHS Talking Therapies teams continue to deliver under pressure. This October, we explore how aligned capacity, flexible delivery and strong governance can protect RTT and strengthen staff wellbeing across services.
