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Back Pain and Musculoskeletal Disorders: Old Bexley and Sidcup

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support people with (a) Musculoskeletal conditions and (b) back pain conditions in Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency; and if he will make it his policy to utilise c

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
18 Mar 2026
Target answer date
23 Mar 2026
Answer
31 Mar 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support people with (a) Musculoskeletal conditions and (b) back pain conditions in Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency; and if he will make it his policy to utilise c

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 31 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    To support people with musculoskeletal (MSK) and back pain conditions, we are working to deliver the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) MSK Community Delivery Programme. GIRFT teams are working with health system leaders to further reduce MSK community w...

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