Campaigning news

In our 2025 Campaigner Conference, we celebrated volunteers’ achievements, heard from campaigners and shared ideas about our upcoming NHS workforce campaign, Can’t Wait.

The Chancellor announced investment in the NHS and employment support, which we welcome. But we want cuts to PIP stopped and meaningful consultation with people with Parkinson’s on their plans.

We’re campaigning to stop the UK government’s attack on support for working age people with Parkinson's. Here’s what we’ve been doing and how you can get involved.

We packed out the Scottish Parliament to show some of the ways people keep active to live well with Parkinson’s.

Our local campaigners have been busy meeting their new MPs and campaigning to improve local services for people living with Parkinson’s across England. Here are some highlights from the last 6 months.

Earlier this week we brought together healthcare professionals, charities, people with Parkinson's and senior Scottish government officials for a summit in Edinburgh on time critical medication.

It was a Budget with big announcements on the NHS in England and social security and life sciences across the UK, but we await more details to understand whether it will truly deliver for the Parkinson’s community.

Following years of relentless campaigning by our community and charity, NHS England has committed to ensuring that time critical medication is delivered on time in hospitals as part of an exciting 3-year Medicines Safety Improvement Programme.

Parkinson's UK welcomes the first release of Lewy body dementia diagnosis data. 

On 17 July, the King announced the new government's legislative programme for the next year. Here are the highlights and what it could mean for the Parkinson's community.