Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what impact assessment he has undertaken on the effect of the increased pressure on NHS staff on staff mental wellbeing during the covid-19 outbreak.

We have anticipated that National Health Service staff will potentially face significant pressure during COVID-19 response. The Department has urgently commissioned NHS England and NHS Improvement to develop a comprehensive package of emotional, psychological, and practical support for NHS staff during and following COVID-19 response.

Details of the support available as a part of this package are online at the following link:

people.nhs.uk/help/

The package includes free access to several mental health and wellbeing apps, virtual staff common rooms for mutual support, a dedicated staff support helpline and a separate helpline offering bereavement support.