Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 98652

Parkinson's Disease: Consultants

Tabled: 9 December 2025

Answered: 16 December 2025

Question

Chris Coghlan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many a) neurologists, b) geriatricians and c) nurses in the NHS have specialist training in Parkinson's.

Answer

Karin Smyth

While the Department does not hold data specifically on the number of Parkinson’s specialist staff in England, we do hold data on the number of doctors working in the wider specialities of neurology and geriatric medicine. As of August 2025, there were 2,...

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