Physiotherapy: Employment
Commons · Question 1391 · Tabled 14 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 26 May 2026
Question
Asked by Al Pinkerton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the contribution of physiotherapy services to supporting people to (a) remain in or (b) return to work.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 26 May 2026
Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are one of the leading conditions reported by people who are economically inactive due to long-term sickness in the UK, as shown in statistics available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/the-em...