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 Dalton
Over 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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