Written questions

Parkinson's Disease: Health Services

2026-07-12 · Department of Health and Social Care · 18389 · Official question

Graeme Downie

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking through improved management and treatment to help reduce the cost of care for advanced Parkinson’s patients.

Answer

The Department has not undertaken a specific assessment of supporting a separate nationally recognised clinical definition of advanced Parkinson’s disease across the National Health Service. However, existing National Institute for Health and Care Excelle...