Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 26 April to Question 181988 on Musculoskeletal Disorders: Health Services, how many people are on a waiting list for community musculoskeletal services.
Published Community Health Service waiting list data shows there were 286,424 adults waiting for community musculoskeletal services as of April 2023.
NHS England does not hold data on how many people waiting for community musculoskeletal services were provided with an appointment within a certain time of referral.