PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Fire and Rescue Services: Mental Health Services (3 March 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taking to improve the quality of mental health support provision for firefighters.
Asked by:
Alberto Costa (Conservative)
Asked by:
Alberto Costa (Conservative)
Answer
It is the responsibility of each fire and rescue authority in England to ensure that they have appropriate workforce support and wellbeing provisions in place and the National Fire Chiefs’ Council’s Health and Wellbeing Board is driving positive change across the sector.
In support of this the Government has provided £7m since 2014, to fund emergency services workers’ mental health support through Mind’s Blue Light Programme.
Answered by:
James Brokenshire (Conservative)
6 April 2020
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