NHS: Staff
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of burnout of NHS staff.
Answered by Karin Smyth
The health and wellbeing of National Health Service staff is a priority. Employers across the NHS have arrangements in place to support staff, including occupational health provision and employee support programmes.
As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, the Government is committed to making the NHS the best place to work, by supporting and retaining our hardworking and dedicated healthcare professionals. The 10 Year Workforce Plan will set out how we will deliver this change by making sure that staff are better treated, have more fulfilling roles, and hope for the future. This includes the introduction of Staff Treatment Hubs that will focus on mental health and musculoskeletal issues. In addition, we will launch a series of staff standards for modern employment. These will tackle the issues that really matter to staff such as support to work healthily and flexibly, and tackling violence, racism, and sexual harassment in the workplace.
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