Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to support the mental health of those diagnosed with Parkinson’s in Enfield North 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.

Local commissioners are expected to commission NHS talking therapies which are integrated into physical healthcare pathways. In Enfield North, mental health services are commissioned locally by the NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board, which is best placed to commission services according to local need.