Question follow-through · 74087

Parkinson's Disease: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using Functional Electrical Stimulation devices to support people with Parkinson's disease.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 2 Sept 2025
Target answer date: 4 Sept 2025
Answer: 9 Sept 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

2 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using Functional Electrical Stimulation devices to support people with Parkinson's disease.
4 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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9 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Department delivers research into Parkinson’s disease via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). While no specific assessment has been made, the NIHR is funding the STEPS II trial, which aims to determine whether Functional Electr...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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