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Sick Leave: Mental Health

Commons · Question 54254 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 2 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Julian Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of using mediation to facilitate an (a) easier and (b) speedier return to the workplace for people off work for (i) stress and (ii) mental heal

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 2 Jun 2025

Employment Advisors in the jointly owned DWP-DHSC ‘Employment Advisors in NHS Talking Therapies programme’ provide advice and support to those suffering with stress and/ or mental health conditions to remain in or return to work. Though not formal mediati...