We're in the final stages of our £9 million Nurse Appeal. We have until the end of 2026 to raise the final £1 million needed to create vital new specialist roles.
Please join our final push today. Your gift could be the one that gets us there.
Secure the future of Parkinson's care
£40 buys 1 hour of specialist care. How much will you give?
Your donation will be doubled by the Frank Brake Charitable Trust up to a total of £100,000. So when you fund 1 hour of specialist care, you actually fund 2 hours.
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We're close to our goal
Parkinson's is a complex condition that changes from day to day, and even hour to hour. Specialists like Parkinson's nurses and physiotherapists provide the expert, tailored care people need to live well.
Thanks to your incredible support, we've already funded over 30 specialist roles in just 18 months. We've created 34 new positions with 28 specialists already in post, changing the lives of 9,700 people with Parkinson's.
But 1 in 5 people across the UK still have little or no access to a specialist. We cannot stop now.
Your gift matters now
We have until the end of 2026 to raise the final £1 million and reach our Nurse Appeal target. Support us now to:
- fund Parkinson's specialists who will support thousands of people with Parkinson's for years to come
- double your donation with the support of the Frank Brake Charitable Trust. This means that for every 1 hour of specialist care you donate to fund, you'll actually fund 2 hours.
Meet Paul
Paul was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2018 at the age of 52. He's been on a challenging Parkinson's journey. It's why he's thankful to have Louise, his Parkinson's nurse. She's been there from the start, providing information and advice, coordinating care and managing medication.
Last summer Paul's voice became soft and croaky, and he almost lost it completely.
He felt devastated, especially as he wanted to make a speech at his daughter's wedding. Louise reassured Paul that it was something they could work on. She helped him sign up for a local Parkinson's course, run by speech and language specialists.
The course ran for 5 weeks, and halfway through was the day of his daughter's wedding. Paul had made such good progress that he was able to make his speech. To prepare, he did the voice exercises he'd learned on the course.
"I was so proud, and there were a few tears," he says.
Nine anxious Parkinson's peeps, please take a seat
There's Clive, Phil, Tony, three Davids and a Pete
It's a 5-week course designed to help you speak
The toilet is just outside, if you need to take a leak
It's about communication, which will help your soft dulcet tones
Read these pamphlets and please turn off your phones
Some of the work is individual and some will be in teams
We also have an interval, tea, coffee and custard creams
You're here unfortunately because you talk quietly or whisper
Slow down the delivery rate, your voice will be much crisper
Discuss the speech barriers and why we're not heard
Parkinson's is progressive and sometimes the voice is slurred
When we mumble, it's because sometimes we talk too fast
This creates a barrier, then people can't be arsed
Let's start with these tongue twisters, try and give it your all
Peter piper picked a pickled pepper, said the Parkie poet Paul
This exercises your vocal chords; it vibrates down your throat
Try to practice in pairs, we're all in the same boat
Your larynx makes this noise and escapes via the lips
Take a long deep breath, helps delivery and the yips
Project your sound and really work that tongue
Increase the volume, see how far it's flung
Practice these short sentences and increase the pitch
It's great for confidence and the anxiety you can ditch
Feel the vibration resonate across the top of your palate
There are other ways of course, but that involves a mallet
Any questions, it's important they're voiced
Oh, and hydrate, make sure your throat is nice and moist
Ok, deep breath, head up, shoulders square, feet firmly on the floor
Your voice once soft, quiet and incoherent, now let's hear it roar
Remember to crank up your voice, but no need to yell
If it starts to disappear again, that should ring a bell
A heartfelt thanks for giving us the choice
It's been more than therapy; it's given us a voice!
We've raised £8 million for our Nurse Appeal so far, and this money is already changing thousands of lives. Read more about the appeal and the impact that your donation could have.
Join our Nurse Appeal webinar on Wednesday 18 November, to hear directly from a Parkinson's nurse and allied health professional. You'll also have the chance to ask questions.