Mental Health Services and Musculoskeletal Disorders: Finance
Commons · Question 9933 · Tabled 18 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Tonia Antoniazzi
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide £400 million for (a) employment support and (b) resources for (i) musculoskeletal and (ii) mental health services.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 28 Oct 2024
Long-term sickness continues to be the most common reason for economic inactivity among the working age population, now standing at 2.8 million. The two main causes contributing to sickness absence are mental health and musculoskeletal conditions, with th...