Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 18389

Parkinson's Disease: Health Services

Tabled: 13 July 2026

Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Graeme Downie

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking through improved management and treatment to help reduce the cost of care for advanced Parkinson’s patients.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

The Department has not undertaken a specific assessment of supporting a separate nationally recognised clinical definition of advanced Parkinson’s disease across the National Health Service. However, existing National Institute for Health and Care Excelle...

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