Parkinson’s UK Excellence Network Awards 2025 - Lifetime achievement award

Here you can nominate outstanding health and care professionals for the Lifetime achievement award.

About the Lifetime achievement award
This award is an opportunity to recognise the contribution of a professional who has made a big impact on the care of people with Parkinson's over the course of a distinguished career. This individual has made an outstanding contribution to the care of people with Parkinson’s, their family, friends and carers. They put people at the heart of their work and their dedication and professionalism is inspirational.

Who is this for?
This award is for individual health or care professionals working for statutory health or care organisations. This may be awarded posthumously.

Who can nominate?
We welcome nominations from people with Parkinson’s, their family or friends, or colleagues.

Please include your contact details so we can keep you up to date with your nomination. Read our privacy policy on our website here for details on how we use your personal information.

What is the deadline?
All nominations must be submitted in full by 5pm on Friday 10 October 2025.

What happens next?
The judging panel will award a winner for each category and they will be invited to the Awards reception on 26 March 2026 in London.

If you want to nominate for another award category, please visit our Awards webpage for more information.

Please give your name

Please give your contact email address or telephone number

What town or city do you live in?

What is your relationship to the health or care professional?

What is the full name of your nominated professional?

Should this nomination go on to be successful, we will contact the professional you have nominated. Please provide their email address or telephone number.

What town or city is your nominated professional based in? If you have the name of their workplace location such as the name of the hospital, please share.

Describe in no more than 500 words why you feel this professional is an example of good practice in delivering care and support to people with Parkinson’s.

This award is an opportunity to recognise the contribution of a professional who has made a big impact on the care of people with Parkinson's over the course of a distinguished career. This individual has made an outstanding contribution to the care of people with Parkinson’s, their family, friends and carers. They put people at the heart of their work and their dedication and professionalism is inspirational.

Entries will also be judged against the following general criteria:

Put people with Parkinson's and their loved ones at the heart of their work.
Go out of their way to support patients' needs.
Treat patients with dignity and respect.
Evidence of tangible benefits for people with Parkinson’s and their loved ones.

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