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<p>Officials have noted the recommendations of the All Party Parliamentary Group on
Parkinson's disease. NHS England is working with the Neurological Alliance in support
of the new national Neurology Advisory Group, which is considering ways to reduce
variation and drive improvement in neurological care. This includes looking at issues
such as psychological support, which were raised in the report ‘Parity of Esteem for
People affected by Neurological Conditions: meeting the emotional, cognitive and mental
health needs of neurology patients’, published by the Neurological Alliance on 5 July
2017. The Neurological Alliance is an umbrella organisation that represents a wide
range of neurological condition charities including Parkinson’s UK.</p><p> </p><p>Parkinson’s
disease is more commonly diagnosed in older people, therefore NHS England anticipates
that its work to improve older people’s mental health, and particularly increase their
access to Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services, will benefit
people living with Parkinson’s disease. NHS England has introduced financial incentives
through the Mental Health Quality Premium in 2017/18 and 2018/19 to reward clinical
commissioning groups for improvements in access to, and outcomes from, IAPT services
for under-represented groups, in particular older people.</p>
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