Read all the latest news from Parkinson's UK on policy issues
relevant to people affected by Parkinson's, as well as news about our campaigns.
Welsh Government Health Minister Lesley Griffiths has met the specialist Parkinson's nurse she helped to get appointed last year. Having a Parkinson's nurse has made a huge difference to people with Parkinson's in Wrexham, after years of campaigning.
On Wednesday 1 February 2012 the House of Commons voted to support the Welfare Reform Bill's cuts to the sickness benefit, Employment and Support Allowance. What does this mean for people with Parkinson's?
Lynn Gill, a Parkinson's nurse from Devon, has been highlighted as a role model in the Nursing Times for her initiative to prevent people with Parkinson's being admitted to hospital unnecessarily.
Do you want to talk to your MP about changing the unfair social care system in England? Join us on 6 March to meet your MP in Westminster. If you can't make the lobby you can still contact your MP and sign the Care in Crisis petition.
The latest issue of The Parkinson, our members' magazine, features Stephen Williams, whose life was turned upside down by impulsive and compulsive behaviour as a side effect of Parkinson's medication.
Our chief executive, Steve Ford, has given evidence at the Public Accounts Committee about neurology services in England. The NHS chief executive acknowledged that neurology services are not up to scratch. We now await the committee's recommendations.
Peers voted this week to go forward with government plans to reform working age Disability Living Allowance.
We've joined with the MS Society and the MND Association to warn that a neurology time bomb will catch the NHS unawares, unless urgent action is taken. Steve Ford, our chief executive, will give evidence to the Public Accounts Committee tomorrow.
This week the House of Lords voted against 3 Employment and Support Allowance issues in the Welfare Reform Bill. There was a key victory for people with Parkinson's. But there's still more to be done to make the bill fairer.
The Royal College of Nursing needs patients, carers or anyone who has views or experience of older people's hospital wards to complete a survey. Results will be used to identify and address issues around staffing levels and quality of care.