Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to increase the number of NHS staff providing Parkinson's care in (a) the Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care System area and (b) England.

Individual National Health Service employers are responsible for planning local staffing levels in line with service priorities, including providing care to people living with Parkinson’s disease.

A Parkinson’s Disease Hub has been established in Hull, supported by a specialist nurse, physiotherapist and multidisciplinary team co-ordinator with regular meetings and educational talks with healthcare professionals to improve knowledge and confidence in supporting people living with Parkinson’s disease. The Chair of NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board and representatives of Parkinson’s UK are scheduled to meet by the end of the year to discuss approaches to Parkinson’s care in the region.

We have also expanded the number of postgraduate neurology training posts in England by 10 from August 2022 and since September 2020, provided all eligible students with a non-repayable training grant of a minimum of £5,000 per academic year.