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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
NHS: Mental Health (4 May 2020)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has put in place to support NHS staff's mental wellbeing during the covid-19 outbreak.

Asked by:
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour)

Answer

The Department has commissioned NHS England to develop a comprehensive emotional, psychological and practical support package for National Health Service staff during and following the COVID-19 response.

This currently includes free access to well-being apps, virtual staff common rooms for mutual support, a dedicated support helpline and text service (in partnership with Samaritans), and a separate helpline offering bereavement support (in partnership with Hospice UK). NHS organisations are now also able to procure supplementary occupational health support for their staff through a new framework, available until 31 December.

More information on how to access this support can be found online at the following link:

people.nhs.uk/help


Answered by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)
15 May 2020

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