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
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.
Help us understand your experience of NHS Talking Therapies Date 19 July 2024 NHS Talking Therapies help people with their mental health. We want to hear about your experiences.
Local campaigns update Date 12 July 2024 It's not just MPs who have been busy campaigning. Our local campaigners have been hard at work too. Here are some highlights of our work in England since the start of 2024.
Results from major study of speech and language therapy for Parkinson’s published Date 11 July 2024 The results found that Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT LOUD) is more effective than NHS speech and language therapy.
