Written question asked by Adam Jogee (Labour) on Friday, 12 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 June 2026. It was answered by Preet Kaur Gill (Labour) on Thursday, 16 July 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Emergency Services: Training

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of mandatory suicide prevention training for emergency service workers.

Answer

Significant work is underway to strengthen the quality and consistency of training across the system.

On 4 April, NHS England published Staying safe from suicide: Best practice guidance for safety assessment, formulation and management to support the Government’s work to reduce the number of lives lost to suicide and improve mental health services. The guidance requires all mental health practitioners to align their practice to the latest evidence in suicide prevention, and it is available at the following link:

www.england.nhs.uk/publication/staying-safe-from-suicide

The NHS England Medium Term Planning Framework states that in 2026/27, all integrated care boards must ensure mental health practitioners across all providers undertake training and deliver care in line with the Staying safe from suicide guidance.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 9435
Session: 2026-27
Subjects: Emergency services Mental health services Training Suicide
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Emergency Services: Training

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