Question follow-through · 77727
Parkinsons Disease
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of people with a Parkinson’s diagnosis were diagnosed by a specialist; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of that proportion.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 16 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 17 Oct 2025 · 31 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of people with a Parkinson’s diagnosis were diagnosed by a specialist; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of that proportion.
13 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Oct 2025
Answer published
Guidance on Parkinson’s disease in adults published by the National Institute for Care Excellence (NICE) recommends that people with suspected Parkinson's disease are referred for an expert clinical diagnosis by a specialist without delay, and that the di...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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