Asked by: Lord Risby (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent the spread of misinformation regarding the COVID-19 vaccine; and what plans they have to ensure that there is public confidence in vaccinations in the future.
Answered by Lord Bethell
The Department is working closely with Public Health England and NHS England and NHS Improvement to provide authoritative information to the public and urge everyone to seek National Health Service advice, so they have the right information to make an informed choice about getting vaccinated. We are also working with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to help social media platforms identify and act against incorrect claims about the virus in line with their terms and conditions. This includes anti-vaccination narratives that could endanger people’s health.
Asked by: Lord Risby (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of their commitment made in July to provide £1.3 billion to expand mental health services, whether any of those funds will be used to support people with behavioural problems as well as those with psychiatric problems.
Answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy
Stepping forward to 2020/21: The mental health workforce plan for England, published in July, committed funds for the expansion of the mental health workforce across a range of clinical areas including Children and Young People’s services, Core Acute and Core Community services. These areas support service users with behavioural problems, as well as meeting needs for wider psychiatric support. A copy of the report is attached.