Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 14903

Parkinson's Disease: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 19 November 2024
Answered: 25 November 2024

Question

Dan Norris

IndependentNorth East Somerset and Hanham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the waiting list for people seeking treatment to relieve the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

Answer

We recognise that patients have been let down whilst they wait for the care they need, including within neurology services. The NHS Constitution sets out that 92% of patients should wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to treatment. We will deliver ...

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