Govt must make Mental Health support available to Health and Care staff

It's good to see that Labour have today announced a "Care for Carers" plan, Acting Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey said:

"Over the past months the Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to ramp up mental health support for health and care staff and we outlined our priorities, so it is very welcome that Labour have today begun campaigning for Government to introduce crucial projects we have also called for, including 24 hour access to mental health support for health and care staff through a dedicated helpline.

"It is so important that opposition parties work together to make sure the Conservatives do more to support our health and care workers during this crisis and beyond.

The Government must now listen to the proposals from the Liberal Democrats and Labour, so that health and care workers can get the support they need.

"Whilst we can hope to get a grip on COVID-19 in the coming months, the mental health impacts will last a lifetime. We must ensure no-one slips through the net as the scale of the mental health impact of this crisis emerges."