PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Parkinson's Disease: Newcastle-under-Lyme (30 August 2024)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase the availability of Produodopa for people with Parkinson’s disease in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.

Asked by:
Adam Jogee (Labour)

Answer

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published guidance recommending foslevodopa–foscarbidopa (Produodopa) for patients with Parkinson’s disease meeting specified clinical criteria, in November 2023. Produodopa is now available to eligible National Health Service patients in England, including in Newcastle-Under Lyme, in line with the NICE’s recommendations.


Answered by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)
9 September 2024

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