NHS: Staff
Commons · Question 7220 · Tabled 5 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Iqbal Mohamed
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has conducted an assessment on the impact of work-related stress on the life expectancy of health professionals (a) pre-COVID and (b) post-COVID.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 15 Jun 2026
There has been no assessment made on the impact of work-related stress on the life expectancy of health professionals pre-COVID and post-COVID.We know that sickness absence relating to stress and mental health in the National Health Service workforce has ...