Question follow-through · 59562
Parkinson's Disease: Nurses
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase (a) awareness and (b) availability of Parkinson’s specialist nurses in primary care; and what proportion of GP surgeries have established referral pathways
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 12 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 3 Jul 2025 · 21 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
12 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase (a) awareness and (b) availability of Parkinson’s specialist nurses in primary care; and what proportion of GP surgeries have established referral pathways
16 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Jul 2025
Answer published
The Government is committed to improving care for people with neurological conditions, including those with Parkinson’s disease, and ensuring they receive the support that they need. With one in six people suffering from neurological conditions that can s...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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