{"value":{"id":1865594,"askingMemberId":5090,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-12-17T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-01-05T00:00:00","uin":"101278","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to embed trauma-informed practice across the NHS, including in GP surgeries and refugee health clinics.","answeringBodyId":17,"answeringBodyName":"Department of Health and Social Care","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4981,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-01-12T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Recognising that asylum seekers may require additional mental health support, including for trauma-related mental health issues, the Department works together with NHS England and the Home Office to provide additional guidance and support where required.</p><p>Examples of national and local interventions aimed at maintaining and improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of individuals seeking asylum are available at the following link:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-mental-health-workstreams-tools-and-case-studies/workstreams-tools-and-case-studies-by-the-home-office-asylum-mental-health-and-wellbeing-team-accessible\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-mental-health-workstreams-tools-and-case-studies/workstreams-tools-and-case-studies-by-the-home-office-asylum-mental-health-and-wellbeing-team-accessible</a></p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Health Services: Mental Health","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1865594","method":"GET"}]}