Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 96996

Parkinson's Disease: Nurses

Tabled: 3 December 2025

Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Dr Kieran Mullan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many specialist Parkinson’s nurses are employed in the NHS in England.

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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