Written questions

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 ...