Coronavirus: Mental Health Services

(asked on 23rd October 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will enable NHS Test and Trace contact tracers to refer people who are self-isolating to a helpline if they are experiencing mental health difficulties.


Answered by
Helen Whately Portrait
Helen Whately
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 11th March 2021

We have no plans to do so.

Contact tracers continue to direct individuals to COVID-19 guidance on mental health, their general practitioner or NHS 111 for the appropriate support.

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