Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when Health Education England's Mental Wellbeing Review of NHS staff and learners will be published; and how the recommendations of that review will be incorporated into the NHS Long Term Plan.

Health Education England has completed its review on the mental wellbeing of National Health Service staff and learners. The recommendations are currently being considered by Ministers and it is expected to be published in due course.

The recommendations should enhance the work already underway across the NHS on improving the mental health of NHS staff. This includes NHS England’s Health and Wellbeing Framework, NHS Improvement’s NHS Staff Health and Wellbeing Collaborative and NHS Employers advice, guidance and good practice, all of which embed ‘Thriving at Work – a review of mental health and employers’[1] which was commissioned by the Government.

The Review’s recommendations are likely to be reflected in the Long Term Plan via the Workforce Implementation Strategy which is being developed by NHS Improvement and supports the delivery of the Long Term Plan.

Note:

¹https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/thriving-at-work-a-review-of-mental-health-and-employers