Health Services: Coronavirus
(asked on 25th February 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the impact of staff absences due to the Omicron covid-19 variant on delivering care.
This question was answered on 3rd March 2022
The National Health Service is providing additional guidance for managers to support staff affected by the impacts of COVID-19, such as signposting to wellbeing resources and mental health hubs. The deployment of a flexible workforce, such as temporary agency or bank staff, allows the NHS to meet fluctuations in demand and staffing levels.