Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 12008

Mental Health Services: Slaughterhouses

Tabled: 30 October 2024

Answered: 11 November 2024

Question

Laurence Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) make an assessment of the adequacy of access to mental health support provisions for abattoir workers and (b) take steps to ensure that workers in this industry have access to such s

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

There are no plans to make such an assessment. Access to mental health services in the National Health Service is based on clinical need, including for abattoir workers.Too many people with mental health issues are not getting the support or care they nee...

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