Written questions

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...