Question follow-through · 112275
Parkinson's Disease: Health Professions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help support the training and operation of Parkinson's specialist health workforce.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 20 Feb 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help support the training and operation of Parkinson's specialist health workforce.
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Feb 2026
Answer published
The standard of training for doctors is the responsibility of the General Medical Council (GMC). The curricula for postgraduate specialty training are set by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges for foundation training, and by individual royal colleges a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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