§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many local health authorities provide workplace counselling and effective employment assistance programmes to combat work-related stress in the NHS. [57798]
§ Mr. MilburnThe information requested is not collected centrally. As part of the new strategic framework for managing human resources in the National Health Service the NHS Executive has identified the provision of counselling services for all staff as a priority for local action.