Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 35748
Musculoskeletal Disorders: Sick Leave
Tabled: 5 March 2025
Answered: 13 March 2025
Question
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour — Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential impact of untreated musculoskeletal conditions on levels of lost workdays.
Answer
Ashley DaltonOver 17 million people in England live with a musculoskeletal (MSK) condition, which are a leading cause of ill-health related economic inactivity, with 23.4 million working days lost across the United Kingdom in 2022 due to this. Improving health and wor...
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