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Members of our Policy Panel and ambassadors met with politicians this week to discuss how best to influence law-makers and make an impact on behalf of people with Parkinson's.
Our latest blog entry is from our director of research, Dr Kieran Breen, who has just returned from the launch of a European research strategy for neurology.
One of our supporters, Valerie Rossiter, spoke to Sky News this morning about her experiences with social care. The Health Committee's report on social care, published today, says that older people are being let down by the disjointed care system.
For the first time, researchers in the US have used nerve cells made from skin cells to understand the role of the parkin gene in Parkinson's. BBC News coverage of this research includes a quote from Parkinson's UK.
We've launched a new area of our forum and we're now reviewing our impulsive and compulsive behaviour information. We're committed to making sure the support we offer is what people affected by this potentially devastating side effect really need.
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.
If you're on a low income and you're worried about fuel bills during the current cold weather, you might be eligible to receive the Cold Weather Payment from the Government.
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.