Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mental health support he is making available to people living with cancer in Rotherham CCG whose treatment has been interrupted by the covid-19 outbreak.

The Government and the National Health Service recognise that the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on some people living with cancer can be significant.

Mental health services across England have remained open for business throughout the pandemic and mental health providers have been working hard to ensure that all those who need them have access to mental health services. This includes instructing mental health trusts to establish all-age 24 hours a day, seven days a week crisis helplines and issuing guidance to trusts on staff training, prioritisation of services and how to maximise use of digital and virtual channels to keep delivering support to patients.