Annual Campaign Conference celebrates incredible volunteers Date 4 July 2022 Campaigners share their work and plan activities to improve Parkinson’s care
Changes to health professionals who can issue fit notes Date 20 June 2022 News on changes to the healthcare professionals who can issue fit to work notes from 1 July 2022 in England, Scotland and Wales.
Progress towards Apple Watch based tracking of symptoms Date 17 June 2022 An app that links to Apple Watch technology has been granted FDA approval to help monitor some motor symptoms experienced by people with Parkinson’s.
House of Lords debates access to neurological healthcare Date 10 June 2022 On 9 June Peers debated the importance of access to neurological healthcare services in the House of Lords. At Parkinson’s UK, we encouraged members to highlight the importance of access to healthcare professionals for our community.
Save Parkinson’s clinical research. Take part today Date 8 June 2022 We’re calling on the Parkinson’s community to take part in 5 important clinical studies that are currently at risk of closure.
Urgent action is needed for the 1 in 6 people across the UK with neurological conditions Date 8 June 2022 Parkinson’s UK is joining with The Neurological Alliance as part of their #BackThe1in6 campaign. We’re calling on the governments across the UK to prioritise services for the 1 in 6 people with a neurological condition and establish a Neuro Taskforce.
Caption Drug discovery research NRG Therapeutics awarded £2.68m to develop treatments that could slow Parkinson's Date 30 May 2022 Biotech company, NRG Therapeutics, has today announced an Innovate UK award to continue its drug development project, supported by the Parkinson's Virtual Biotech, into life-changing new treatments.
Our May board meeting: new investment, innovation and inspiration Date 26 May 2022 Our chair, Gary Shaughnessy, shares updates from our recent meeting of trustees, from promising new research initiatives to a promise to abseil down a building in Northern Ireland.
Researchers find brain scans linked to the severity of Parkinson’s symptoms Date 19 May 2022 Research led by Cambridge University and part funded by Parkinson’s UK shows that a form of brain scan could help identify those at risk of specific Parkinson’s symptoms.
Prescription charges in England frozen Date 18 May 2022 Our reaction to prescription charges in England being frozen to help people with the cost of living.