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Parkinson's Disease: Surrey Heath

Asked by Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 17 October 2025UIN 80636

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) current and (b) projected workforce needs for specialist Parkinson’s (i) consultants and (ii) nurses in Surrey Heath constituency.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department has made no specific assessment of the adequacy of the current or projected workforce needs for specialist Parkinson’s consultants or nurses in Surrey Heath constituency.

Integrated care boards will plan, commission, and oversee the provision of local National Health Service services to meet their population’s needs.

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