Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including musculoskeletal conditions in national health frameworks.

In 2024, 17.9% of people aged 16 years old and over in England reported a long-term musculoskeletal (MSK) condition, and improving their health outcomes is one of the objectives of the reforms and shifts set out in the Government’s 10-Year Health Plan.

Alongside this, we are supporting improvements in MSK services through the Getting It Right First Time MSK Community Delivery Programme, which works with system leaders to improve access to high-quality community MSK services and reduce unwarranted variation.

On Neighbourhood Health Frameworks, I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 25 March in response to Question 122457.