National analysis of mental health and learning disabilities and/or autism workforce information

Data correct as at 2023/24

Next update due: Mid-October 2025

This data visualisation was developed in partnership and NHS England (formerly Health Education England).

It shows information from the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) for the mental health and learning disability and/or autism workforces at a national level. You can view and select workforce information by each care need as well as by category, service type, and job role.

New national information for 2024/25 has now been published in 'The size and structure of the adult social care sector and workforce in England, 2025' report. The report uses our updated methodology for calculating workforce estimates - data shown in this report, including trends, will no longer match and are not directly comparable.

Downloading the visualisation

There are additional notes about the data when you hover over the ( i ) buttons in the visualisation.
Download a PDF version of each page of the visualisation by clicking on the arrow found at the bottom right of the visualisation box.
For information about how workforce estimates are created or our rounding and suppression rules, please visit our webpage on methodology.
If you require data that isn’t available in the visualisation or available downloads, please contact us.

Further resources

For further information at national level, see The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England report which looks at workforce characteristics and trends.
See also the Size and structure report which quantifies the number of employers within adult social are and the size of the workforce, split into detailed categories.
See the information in this report split by Integrated Care Board (ICB) area.

Commission us

We can be commissioned to produce a bespoke analysis of workforce information to answer any specific questions you have about the adult social care workforce. Take a look at our 'commission our services' page for more information or contact us to talk about how we can help.