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Musculoskeletal Disorders: Health Services

Asked by Adam JogeeLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 30 April 2025UIN 47446

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the research entitled The Impact of Chiropractors on Workplace Productivity in NHS MSK Pathways, published on 19 March 2025, on the potential impact of the use of chiropractors on waiting lists for musculoskeletal conditions, in the context of increasing levels of people in employment.

Answered by Karin Smyth

There are no current plans to have discussions with my Rt Hon. Friend, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the research specified, or for the Department for Health and Social Care to assess the use of chiropractors to reduce waiting times in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Cutting waiting lists forms a key part of the Government’s mission to reform the National Health Service.

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