Written questions

Physiotherapy

Commons · Question 1387 · Tabled 14 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 27 May 2026

Question

Asked by Al Pinkerton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent analysis his Department has undertaken on the role of physiotherapy in reducing demand on acute hospital and social care services.

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 27 May 2026

Recent policy and planning work has consistently recognised the contribution physiotherapists make to reducing pressure on acute hospital and social care services. Physiotherapists play an important role in urgent community response, rehabilitation, reabl...