PEOPLE with back, joint, and muscle issues living in areas with the worst waiting lists for musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are set to be treated quicker and supported back into employment as the Government gets Britain working.

As part of the Government's drive to tackle economic inactivity; where someone is out of work and not looking for work, the Department for Work and Pensions said:- "17 Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) across England will share part of a £3.5million package to improve MSK services."

The funding will see each area receive up to £300,000 to treat 1 of the main drivers of economic inactivity, and is part of the Government's Plan for Change which will put more money into people's pockets and get the NHS back on its feet.

The 17 areas receiving funding are as follows:-
  •     Birmingham and Solihull ICB.
     
  •     Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire ICB.
     
  •     Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB.
     
  •     Cheshire (NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB) ICB.
     
  •     Cornwall ICB.
     
  •     Devon ICB.
     
  •     Dorset ICB.
     
  •     Greater Manchester ICB - Manchester / Oldham.
     
  •     Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
     
  •     Leicester Leicestershire & Rutland ICB.
     
  •     Norfolk and Waveney ICB.
     
  •     North Central London ICB.
     
  •     North East and North Cumbria ICB.
     
  •     North East London ICB.
     
  •     Northamptonshire ICB.
     
  •     Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB.
     
  •     Sussex ICB