Written questions

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Health Services

Commons · Question 86803 · Tabled 30 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 21 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the extent of regional disparities in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 21 Nov 2025

Just under 18 million people, or over 30%, of all ages in England were estimated to be affected by a musculoskeletal (MSK) condition in 2023, and improving their health and work outcomes will help deliver this Government's missions to build a National Hea...