The All Party Parliamentary Group for Parkinson's (APPG) launched an inquiry into access to health and social services for people with Parkinson's and their carers on Wednesday 19 November at the House of Commons.

Approximately 60 people with Parkinson's and their carers travelled from Northern Ireland, Wales and England to attend and talk to their MPs about their experiences, including Richard Brown and Sheila North who spoke to the group about theirs.

45 parliamentarians attended, including Jonathan Shaw MP, Minister for Disabled People, Anne Milton MP, Conservative Shadow Health Minister, Mike Penning MP, Shadow Minster for Health, and Greg Mulholland MP, Shadow Health and Older People's Spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats.

Ann Keen MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary for Health Services, whose mother had Parkinson's, welcomed the launch of the inquiry. She urged people affected by Parkinson's, policy makers and professionals to use the inquiry as an opportunity to submit evidence, and make their views known.

If you are affected by Parkinson's and would like to submit evidence to the inquiry:

Download the Call for evidence document (PDF, 96KB)
Download the Written evidence form (Word, 91KB) 
 

Completed forms should be returned to Emily Cogbill, APPG for Parkinson's Disease Secretariat:

By post: c/o Parkinson's Disease Society, 215 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 1EJ
By email to ecogbill@parkinsons.org.uk
or by fax to 020 7233 9908 
 

Find out more about the All Party Parliamentary Group for Parkinson's (APPG)