PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Mental Health: Employment (1 November 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing a public mental health approach to improving workforce productivity by (a) reducing sick days and (b) presenteeism.

Asked by:
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour)

Earlier this year, we launched a public call for evidence on improving mental health outcomes, which recognised that improvements to public mental health could reduce inactivity and increase productivity. We received over 5,000 submissions and we are considering these responses with other Government Departments. Further information will be available in due course.

We recently announced a joint programme with the Department for Work and Pensions and NHS England to expand the use of employment advisers in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services in England, with an investment of £122 million to 2024.

Answered by:
Maria Caulfield (Conservative)
8 November 2022