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Education Funding Reviews
As a funder of quality education and training, HEE has created Education Funding Reviews to help it determine the most appropriate financial contribution to the training and education of specific roles, and assure itself and others that funding decisions are simultaneously supplying the required number of quality professionals while creating value for the public investment provided.
The reviews are an ongoing activity and part of HEE’s drive to increase the transparency and accountability of its funding decisions. Each review uses an eight-stage process that includes establishing a clinically led Working Group to consider all options for funding and make recommendations to HEE’s Executive Board. They account for HEE’s contribution, the processes HEE uses to provide this funding, and the contributions other partners in the system are providing in support. Decisions on and changes to HEE’s funding offers and processes will be informed by data, intelligence and insight.
Each Working Group will include representation from trainers, employers, professional bodies, and system clinical leads. The Working Group will recommend an education funding model for a professional role that will:
- represent value for money for HEE and taxpayers;
- enable a consistent nationwide approach;
- promote sustainability of supply at current levels; and
- be open and transparent.
By reviewing and then providing formal assurance of HEE’s funding contribution, HEE is providing funding security for system partners to support workforce and financial planning over the medium and longer term.
Clinical Psychology Education Funding Review
- Trainees will be funded at 100 per cent of salary cost at AfC band 6
- Travel and accommodation costs necessary to support trainees will also be met.
These funding decisions will apply for intakes commencing their training from September 2020 onwards. Existing arrangements will remain in place for trainees in post before September 2020. HEE has worked with a number of stakeholders including the British Psychological Society Division of Clinical Psychology and the Association of Clinical Psychologists to reach this decision.
Calum Pallister, Director of Finance, Health Education England said:
‘As a public funder of education and training, Health Education England reviews its funding decisions to ensure they are consistent, transparent and are helping to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients. As part of our ongoing processes, a HEE-led cross-sector review of the funding provided for the clinical psychologist role recently concluded and made recommendations which we have accepted. We believe these recommendations will support the sustainable supply of high-quality clinical psychologists to the NHS.’
Dr Adrian Whittington, National Lead for Psychological Professions, NHS England and Improvement, and Health Education England said:
'It is vital to safeguard the future supply of clinical psychologists to support the NHS Long Term Plan and the expansion of mental health and other psychological healthcare services to help improve care for patients, their carers and families. Alongside this funding decision a review is underway to ensure best possible alignment of clinical psychology training to the Long Term Plan priorities. The decision to continue with 100% salary funding will also support wider action on inclusion to enable the clinical psychology workforce to become fully representative of the communities it serves".
Pre-registration Pharmacist Education Funding Review
An Education Funding Review for Pre-registration Pharmacist training posts has concluded. However the current locally agreed funding arrangements for funding Pre-registration Pharmacist training posts will continue for the September 2020 recruitment cycle, and will continue until any further change is communicated.
Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist Education Funding Review
Health Education England has agreed to introduce the Education Funding Review’s recommendations for HEE’s Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist training post funding.HEE would like to thank members of the multi-stakeholder Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist Education Funding Review Group (including NHS England/NHS Improvement, Association of Child Psychotherapists and Unite the union) for their diligent work leading to the Review recommendations.
These recommendations were:
- 100% of a trainee’s salary for the duration of the individual’s four-year training programme
- Travel funded in accordance with Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- An analytic fee, to allow for a choice of acceptable quality trainee psychoanalysis
- A clinical training fee, to be paid by HEE to the training school
- And for HEE to provide equitable funding for a part-time training option.
These funding decisions will apply for intakes commencing their training from September 2020 onwards. Existing arrangements will remain in place for trainees in post before September 2020
Calum Pallister, Finance Director, HEE, said:
"As a funder of high quality education and training, Health Education England constantly reviews its spending. We need to ensure our funding decisions are consistent and transparent and that we are clear with the NHS and with our students and trainees about the investments we’re making to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients. HEE led a cross-sector review of the funding provided for the Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist role and made recommendations which we have accepted. The implementation date for these funding changes will be determined in consultation with the cross-organisational Mental Health Workforce Delivery Group, which means the local funding arrangements already agreed will remain in place for those students starting in September."
Dr Adrian Whittington, National Lead for Psychological Professions, NHS England and Improvement, and Health Education England said:
"Child and adolescent psychotherapists make a vital contribution to healthcare, providing specialist psychodynamic therapy and consultation to families, carers and teams, supporting and treating children and young people with the most complex mental health difficulties. The decision to fund training in this way reflects the need to continue to train these practitioners to fulfil the ambitions of the NHS Long Term Plan. Alongside this funding decision we will be working collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure that child and adolescent psychotherapists' training is closely aligned to the priorities of the Long Term Plan and to maximise inclusivity for entry to the profession".