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Musculoskeletal Disorders: Employment Services

Volume 486: debated on Wednesday 21 January 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people with musculoskeletal problems have participated in condition management programmes under the Pathways to Work scheme in each year since 2006-07; and what proportion of such participants he estimates returned to work after participation. (249273)

The number of referrals from Jobcentre Plus to the NHS Condition Management Programmes of individuals who had musculoskeletal problems are as follows:

Referrals

2006-07

2,801

2007-08

5,974

2008 to November 2008

4,485

Job outcome figures are not collected for the Condition Management Programme.