Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 64113

Employment: Chronic Illnesses and Disability

Tabled: 1 July 2025
Answered: 7 July 2025

Question

Jodie Gosling

LabourNuneaton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of additional physiotherapists required to support people (a) with long-term health conditions and (b) who are disabled get back to work.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department has made no specific assessment of the additional need for physiotherapists and rehabilitation support workers in the National Health Service and independent sectors.The Department will publish a 10 Year Workforce Plan to create a workforce...

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