Mark Brown of the Younger Parkinson's Alliance, and Huw Morris, consultant neurologist, talk about how the Young-onset Parkinson's Best Practice Statement will aid diagnosis and quality of life for younger people with Parkinson's.
Parkinson’s UK has partnered with 14 other leading health charities and Sport England to launch the We Are Undefeatable campaign - encouraging people with long-term health conditions to be active.
The newly launched NHS RightCare Progressive Neurological Conditions Toolkit provides a roadmap to help CCGs tackle underlying issues in service provision.
Find out more about what the winning and highly commended services at the 2019 Excellence Network Awards do, and what made them worthy of their accolades.
The UK Deep Brain Stimulation Network held its biannual meeting on 17 January 2019 in Oxford.
Lois Rosenthal describes how her fascination with rhythmic cues for freezing of gait led to research testing an innovative sensory electrical stimulation device, and reflects on her experience as a first-time researcher.
The joint Peninsula and South West regional Excellence Network meeting was held on 27 November 2018 in Taunton. Jane Rideout, lead for the Peninsula regional Network chaired the day. The South West Network is recruiting for a lead.
Dr Janine Barnes receives an MBE in the 2019 New Year Honours list for services to pharmacy.
Annette Hand, Parkinson's Nurse Consultant and Excellence Network clinical lead reflects on new BMA RCP clinically-assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) guidance and the challenges of getting advanced decision planning conversations right.
Dr Donald Grosset, Clinical Director of the UK Parkinson's Excellence Network reflects on the Network's progress in 2018.