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1205413

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Mental Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of mental health and other occupational health support for staff employed by the NHS in England.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL5916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>The health and wellbeing of National Health Service staff is, and has always been, very important to the Government. At the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak we assessed that they would potentially need additional mental health and occupational health support.</p><p>We commissioned NHS England and NHS Improvement to develop a comprehensive package of emotional, psychological and practical support for NHS staff - building on the support already in place in local NHS organisations. The support package was launched by NHS England and NHS Improvement on 8 April.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have also launched a new framework, which will enable employers to buy-in additional occupational health support for their staff. This will supplement support already available in NHS organisations.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 09/07/2020 15:29:58 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

429217

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Mental Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to address the stigma of mental health problems amongst healthcare workers.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Greengross
	uin	HL3701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government included in its Mandate to NHS England an objective for them to “make partnership a success”. This includes “<em>championing the Time to Change campaign to raise awareness of mental health issues and reduce stigma, including in the NHS workforce</em>”.</p><br /><p>In taking this forward, NHS England recently announced the &quot;A healthy NHS workforce&quot; initiative. This aims to raise staff awareness and understanding of mental health issues, helping to ensure they have access to help, support and treatment when they need it. A copy of the announcement is attached.</p><br /><p>“A healthy NHS workforce” includes, for example, line manager trainingand, providing NHS staff rapid access to talking therapies. Thisis currently being tested as part of the Healthy Workforce programme led by NHS England.</p><br /><p>In addition, NHS Employers have launched the <em>How are you feeling NHS? </em>toolkit. This has been developed with NHS staff to help bridge a gap in understanding and enable them to: talk openly and regularly about their emotional health; assess the impact emotional wellbeing has on themselves, their colleagues and patients, and help with action planning to enable more good days than bad. The online only resource can be found at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/retain-and-improve/staff-experience/health-work-and-wellbeing/protecting-staff-and-preventing-ill-health/how-are-you-feeling-nhs-toolkit" target="_blank">www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/retain-and-improve/staff-experience/health-work-and-wellbeing/protecting-staff-and-preventing-ill-health/how-are-you-feeling-nhs-toolkit</a></p><br /> <br /> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 01/12/2015 12:13:47 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Simon Stevens announces major drive to improve health in NHS workplace.docx title A Healthy NHS Workforce announcement
	tabling member	2518 label Biography information for Baroness Greengross

429215

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Mental Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what policy the NHS has about protecting the mental health of its workforce.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Greengross
	uin	HL3699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>NHS England’s recent announcement &quot;A healthy NHS workforce&quot;, aims to raise staff awareness and understanding of mental health issues and ensure staff have access to help, support and treatment when they need it.</p><br /><p>“A healthy NHS workforce” includes, for example, line manager training and, providing NHS staff rapid access to talking therapies. This is currently being tested as part of the Healthy Workforce programme led by NHS England.</p><br /><p>NHS Employers is working with NHS England and Public Health England on improving NHS staff health and wellbeing. They offer extensive information and tools for managers to support their employees who are demonstrating signs of mental health problems, or returning to work following periods of sickness absence.</p><br /><p>These resources, which are only available online, can be found at the following link:</p><br /><p>www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/retain-and-improve/staff-experience/health-work-and-wellbeing/protecting-staff-and-preventing-ill-health/supporting-line-managers/managers-guide-on-supporting-workplace-mental-health/supporting-staff-who-are-experiencing-mental-health-problems</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 01/12/2015 12:29:17 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2518 label Biography information for Baroness Greengross

1132760

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to help protect the mental health of NHS staff.
	tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
	tabling member printed	Luke Hall
	uin	911417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The NHS People Plan will develop a new offer for our people through which they will have voice and support including a focus on improved mental health.</p><p>This will build on progress implementing mental health standards in ‘Thriving at Work – a review of mental health and employers’, which have been included in NHS Standard Contracts and embedded in the National Health Service staff health and wellbeing framework.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 18/06/2019 14:50:57 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

1192943

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to support the mental health of NHS staff during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Meriden
	tabling member printed	Saqib Bhatti
	uin	902196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>We have commissioned NHS England to develop a comprehensive emotional, psychological and practical support package for all National Health Service staff. The first line of support focuses on team behaviours – ensuring good line management and team practices, reflecting on daily events – backed up by good local occupational health support. Nationally, all NHS staff now have free access to a helpline and text service for counselling and support, a dedicated bereavement helpline and a range of well-being apps.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 05/05/2020 14:24:20 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti

1222448

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the mental health of NHS workers in North Wales during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
	tabling member printed	Simon Baynes
	uin	71922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>Health is a devolved matter so this would be a matter for the Welsh government.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 06/08/2020 15:14:43 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4800 label Biography information for Simon Baynes

1204502

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to tackle the effect of NHS staffing shortages on the mental health of (a) student nurses and (b) NHS staff.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	59896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department continues to monitor overall staffing levels across the National Health Service (NHS), and we are working across Government to ensure there are sufficient staff to provide a high-quality service. We have committed to deliver 50,000 more nurses in the National Health Service This will help support the 1.4 million people who make up the NHS workforce and address the longstanding NHS nursing shortages that were identified in the Interim NHS People Plan. Over the last year the number of full-time equivalent nurses has gone from 282,422 to 294,553 – an increase of 12,131 nurses.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement launched an emotional, psychological and practical support package for all NHS staff on 8 April 2020, accessed via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://people.nhs.uk/help/" target="_blank">people.nhs.uk/help/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 30/06/2020 13:38:01 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 31048 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1204430

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the need for the provision of increased mental health support to (a) nurses, (b) doctors and (c) other NHS staff (i) during and (ii) after the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	59894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>At the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, we recognised there would be a need for additional mental health support for all National Health Service staff. We commissioned NHS England to develop a comprehensive emotional, psychological and practical support package for all NHS staff in addition to existing support that is already available.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement launched the support package on 8 April 2020 and it includes a helpline and text service for counselling and support, a dedicated bereavement helpline, and a range of well-being apps. All the support available can be accessed via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://people.nhs.uk/help/" target="_blank">people.nhs.uk/help/</a></p><p>The NHS is continuing to update the support available in this package, in line with the feedback they receive.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 24/06/2020 10:17:44 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 31046 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1202361

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to assess the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the mental health of NHS staff.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	57909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes the health and wellbeing of National Health Service staff very seriously. At the beginning of the COVID-19 response, the Department commissioned NHS England and NHS Improvement to develop a comprehensive package of emotional, psychological, and practical support for all NHS staff. NHS England and NHS Improvement launched the support package on 8 April 2020 which can be accessed via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://people.nhs.uk/help/" target="_blank">people.nhs.uk/help/</a></p><p>Development of the support package has been informed by both the experiences of NHS staff contacting the national telephone and text service, as well as expert advice and research into mental health needs following major incidents. The support package will continue to be updated by listening to feedback from NHS staff who use the services, including how COVID-19 response has affected them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/06/2020 13:17:12 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1202360

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff have sought mental health support through the NHS staff mental health hotline since its launch in April 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	57908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The National Health Service staff support helpline was launched on 8 April 2020 and provides confidential listening, signposting, and support. It is operated by Samaritans from 7am – 11pm, seven days a week.</p><p>From 8 April 2020 until 12 June 2020 there have been 3,120 calls to the helpline. This information was collected by Samaritans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 02/07/2020 11:42:27 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick