Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 98981

Parkinson's Disease: Health Professions

Tabled: 10 December 2025

Answered: 19 December 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the specialist Parkinson’s workforce to meet increasing demand for care and diagnosis.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The Department does not hold data on the number of neurologists or geriatricians with specialist training in Parkinson’s disease, nor does NHS England publish workforce projections at this level of granularity. Neurologists typically manage a wide range o...

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