Written question asked by Julian Sturdy (Conservative) on Monday, 22 April 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 April 2024. It was answered by Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) on Wednesday, 24 April 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Parkinson's Disease: Nurses

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that Parkinson’s specialist nurses are retained in the profession.

Answer: Under the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, backed by more than £2.4 billion over the next five years, the National Health Service will focus on expanding the number of clinicians, including nurses, who train to take up enhanced and advanced roles, and work as part of multidisciplinary teams with the right skills to meet the changing needs of patients. The ambition is to train at least 3,000 advanced practitioners in 2024 and 2025 across all specialties, and to increase the number in training to 5,000 a year by 2029. The Long Term Workforce Plan also sets out actions and reforms needed to improve workforce supply and retention.

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