Caption Campaigners with Graeme Downie MP in Parliament square ready to hand in our PIP open letter to the Department for Work and Pensions Government withdraws Personal Independence Payment four point rule, but Universal Credit cuts remain Date 3 July 2025
Lord Darzi's report reveals urgent need to fix the NHS Date 18 September 2024 On 12 September, Lord Darzi released his report on the state of the NHS in England, based on his independent investigation. It highlights many challenges for people with Parkinson's.
Nominate your Parkinson's hero for a Community Award Date 17 September 2024 The Community Awards are back for a second year. Nominate your unsung hero from the Parkinson's community.
Caption Holyrood, Scottish Parliament Scottish government to take forward our research participation proposals Date 6 September 2024 Measures in the Scottish government’s programme will affect the Parkinson’s community in many ways. One important new law will enable more people with Parkinson’s to take part in vital research.
Lewy body dementia diagnosis data revealed for the first time Date 2 September 2024 Parkinson's UK welcomes the first release of Lewy body dementia diagnosis data.
Progress towards a form of adaptable deep brain stimulation Date 19 August 2024 A small study shows that adaptive deep brain stimulation is better than the standard version at controlling movement symptoms day and night for people with Parkinson’s.
Parkinson's UK invests in developing potential new drug with Acurex Biosciences Date 7 August 2024 We're investing £1.6m through our Virtual Biotech programme to drive forward the development of a promising molecule which has the potential to become a drug that slows or stops Parkinson’s.
Parkinson's UK members meet the trustees at exclusive online event Date 2 August 2024 In July, we had the pleasure of hosting Membership Matters, an online event exclusively for Parkinson's UK members. We were delighted to see over 200 members sign up to either join us live or watch the recording later.
Inspirational To be Heard! music festival unites young onset Parkinson’s community Date 29 July 2024 The To be Heard! music festival supported by Parkinson’s UK showcased the creativity and achievements of people living with young onset Parkinson’s.
Caption King Charles delivers a speech outlining his government's legislative programme What the latest King's Speech means for people with Parkinson's Date 24 July 2024 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.
How we made our voice heard during the 2024 General Election and our next steps Date 23 July 2024 We wanted to make sure as many newly elected MPs understand Parkinson’s and how they can support our work to improve health care and transport services and financial support.
