Written questions

Pain: Unemployment

Commons · Question 83283 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who are out of work due to chronic arthritic pain.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 28 Oct 2025

We recognise the effect that poor health can have on economic inactivity and that the economy relies on a healthy population.The 10-Year Health Plan will support people with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions like arthritis to better manage their condition ...