Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) reduce the waiting times for Parkinson’s diagnosis and (b) increase the number of Parkinson’s specialists in (a) Enfield North constituency and (b) the London Borough of Enfield.

To help reduce waiting times for diagnosing Parkinson’s disease, in February 2022, NHS England published a delivery plan setting out a clear vision for how the National Health Service will recover and reduce waiting times for elective services, including prioritising diagnosis and treatment. The Government has also commissioned NHS England to develop a long-term plan for the NHS workforce for the next 15 years.

The North Central London Integrated Care Board is reviewing community health services provided to residents living in Enfield. The aim of the review is to tackle the current variation in service provision and to set out the minimum expected level of service. For Enfield, this means that there will be additional investment in community services, including the Parkinson’s Service.