Refugees: Ukraine

(asked on 1st June 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) immediate and (b) long-term psychological impact of the war in Ukraine on refugees from that country.


Answered by
Gillian Keegan Portrait
Gillian Keegan
Secretary of State for Education
This question was answered on 23rd June 2022

Whilst no specific assessment has been made, the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities has estimated that 13% of arrivals from Ukraine will require mental health support. We are working with the third sector and NHS England and NHS Improvement to develop proposals for providing integrated mental health care for Ukrainian arrivals.


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