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Parkinson's Disease: Consultants

Commons · Question 98979 · Tabled 10 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 19 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many geriatricians have specialist training in Parkinson’s disease; and what plans he has to increase their numbers.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 19 Dec 2025

The Department does not hold data on the number of neurologists or geriatricians with specialist training in Parkinson’s disease, nor does NHS England publish workforce projections at this level of granularity. Neurologists typically manage a wide range o...