Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps her Department has taken to support the mental health of people diagnosed with Parkinson’s in Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency.

The National Health Service recognises that two-thirds of people with a common mental health problem also have a long term physical health problem, and that integrating talking and psychological therapy services with physical health services can provide better support and achieve better outcomes. All local commissioners are expected to commission NHS talking therapies integrated into physical healthcare pathways.

To support the mental health of people diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has a movement disorders multi-disciplinary team covering Parkinson’s, which discusses patients’ mental health needs.