Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to introducing loyalty incentives for mental health support workers in CAMHS.

There are no plans to introduce loyalty incentives for mental health support workers in Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services.

As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, the Government is committed to making the National Health Service the best place to work, by supporting and retaining our hardworking and dedicated healthcare professionals.

To support this ambition, we plan to introduce a new set of standards for modern employment in April 2026. The new standards will reaffirm our commitment to improving retention by tackling the issues that matter to staff including promoting flexible working, improving staff health and wellbeing and dealing with violence, racism and sexual harassment in the NHS workplace. They will provide a framework for leaders across the NHS to build a supportive culture that embeds retention.