Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2022 to Question 37529 on Health Professions: Parkinson's Disease, what his planned timetable is for the publication of an NHS workforce plan to support and care for people with (a) Parkinson's Disease, (b) other long-term conditions and (c) all other health needs; and if he will make a statement.

The Department has commissioned NHS England to develop a long-term workforce plan. The plan will consider the number of staff and the roles required and will set out the actions and reforms needed to improve workforce supply and retention.

The plan is currently being developed by NHS England. The Government has committed to publishing a comprehensive workforce plan next year which will include independently verified forecasts for the number of doctors, nurses and other professionals required, taking full account of improvements in retention and productivity.