Health Services: Mental Health
Commons · Question 107438 · Tabled 21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Alex Sobel
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made the potential impact of the implementation of guidance on trauma-informed practice on staff (a) culture and (b) practice.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 28 Jan 2026
No assessment has been made. NHS England published their trauma-informed and harm aware in-patient care guidance in October 2025, and it is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/trauma-informed-harm-aware-inpatient-care/The ...