Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 14675

Parkinson's Disease: Nurses

Tabled: 30 June 2026

Answered: 9 July 2026

Question

Alex Brewer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department have made of the number of specialist Parkinson’s nurses currently in post.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Department does not hold a central estimate of the number of specialist Parkinson’s nurses employed in the National Health Service in England. Specialist Parkinson’s nurse posts are not recorded as a separate workforce category within national NHS wor...

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