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1284043

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2021
	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 discussions he is having with (a) NHS England, (b) NHS Trusts and (c) NHS Foundation Trusts on the mental health effects of the covid-19 outbreak on staff; and what steps is he taking to provide additional mental health support to those staff, with particular reference to (i) the impacts of trauma and (ii) trauma counselling.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	149297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2021 answer text <p>We have worked closely with NHS England to put in place a comprehensive package of mental health and wellbeing services for staff, including counselling helplines, support for line managers to have health and wellbeing conversations with their staff and free access to mental health apps. Last autumn, we invested £30 million to strengthen mental health support and enhance occupational health in the National Health Service. This funding is being used to set up mental health hubs that will provide outreach and assessment services to help staff receive rapid access to mental health services.</p><p>Staff referred will be treated by local mental health specialists and those with severe needs will be referred to a specialist centre of excellence. The investment will create a national support service for those deemed most at risk of severe trauma, such as critical care staff. Proactive engagement with staff is routinely undertaken to assess the mental health effects of the pandemic and understand what further support should be provided.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 16/02/2021 16:49:34 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 81574 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1284087

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2021
	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, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the mental health support services available to NHS staff in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
	tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
	uin	149280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2021 answer text <p>Since the outbreak of the pandemic, we have increased health and wellbeing support for National Health Service staff including a mental health helpline, access to free wellbeing apps and specialist bereavement and psychological support. In addition, an extra £30 million is being invested to enhance occupational health services and to establish mental health hubs which will offer outreach and assessment services to help frontline staff receive rapid access to evidence based mental health services. We are also supporting the development of a national support service for critical care staff.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 16/02/2021 16:56:08 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1280195

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2021
	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 recent assessment he has made of the prevalence among hospital healthcare workers of (a) anxiety, (b) depression and (c) other clinically significant mental health symptoms (i) at the time of and (ii) subsequent to the first peak of the covid-19 outbreak; what steps he is taking to support those healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	142911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>Assessments of staff mental health, which includes anxiety and depression, are routinely undertaken locally through analysis of sickness absence data and proactive engagement with staff to understand what support can be provided. A comprehensive package of health and wellbeing services are in place for National Health Service staff, including helplines for counselling and support and free access to well-being apps. £15 million is being invested to strengthen mental health support for NHS staff. This funding will be used to set up mental health hubs that will provide outreach and assessment services to help frontline staff receive rapid access to mental health services. Staff referred will be treated by local mental health specialists and those with the most severe needs will be referred to a specialist centre of excellence.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 03/02/2021 12:37:46 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1256012

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2020
	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 information his Department holds on (a) the mental health of NHS staff (b) the effect of stress on NHS staff in (i) each year since 2015 and (ii) since the outbreak of covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	121169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>The annual National Health Service staff survey enables an analysis of self-reported trends and can be tracked back to 2015. The survey collects data on health and wellbeing.</p><p>It includes the question ‘During the last 12 months have you felt unwell as a result of work-related stress?’. The response rates for the past five years are shown in the following table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>% of staff responding ‘yes’</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>37.10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>36.80%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>38.40%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>39.90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>40.30%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Data on NHS staff sickness absence is published by NHS Digital includes reporting on the reason for sickness absence dating back to 2015.</p><p>The following table shows the full time equivalent (FTE) days lost to mental health related absence for NHS Hospital and Community Health Service (HCHS) staff, for the period March to February in each year since 2015.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>FTE days lost due to mental health related reasons</p></td><td><p>Sickness absence rate for mental health related absence as a percentage of FTE days available</p></td><td><p>Sickness absence rate for mental health related absence as a percentage of FTE days lost due to all reasons</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2015 to February 2016</p></td><td><p>3,264,151</p></td><td><p>0.80%</p></td><td><p>20.10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2016 to February 2017</p></td><td><p>3,465,678</p></td><td><p>0.90%</p></td><td><p>20.70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2017 to February 2018</p></td><td><p>3,759,543</p></td><td><p>0.90%</p></td><td><p>22.20%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2018 to February 2019</p></td><td><p>4,206,154</p></td><td><p>1.00%</p></td><td><p>24.10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019 to February 2020</p></td><td><p>4,820,335</p></td><td><p>1.10%</p></td><td><p>25.60%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, a significant health and wellbeing offer accessed over 500,000 times by NHS staff, has been developed to support the psychological and physical health of staff. The offer is kept under review and gathers intelligence from existing surveys and user experience.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 08/12/2020 12:14:36 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1243557

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	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 additional well-being and mental health support his Department will be providing to NHS staff as the UK enters a second wave of covid-19 in the winter period.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	103460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of National Health Service staff is a top priority for this Government. The national health and wellbeing offer, which includes a helpline and text service for counselling and support and access to free wellbeing apps, remains available for all NHS staff. This will be strengthened during winter in response to staff needs and in line with the commitments we made in July in the NHS People Plan. This includes setting up mental health hubs to provide proactive outreach and co-ordinate referrals to treatment, enhanced occupational health support and the introduction of Wellbeing Guardians on all boards. Support can be accessed via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://people.nhs.uk/help/" target="_blank">https://people.nhs.uk/help/</a></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 11/11/2020 14:32:09 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 56047 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

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

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

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

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

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