News for professionals

UK neurology specialist trainees are invited to apply for an advanced clinical training fellowship in movement disorders and Parkinson’s. The fellowship is funded by the Parkinson’s UK Excellence Network and supported by the Association of British Neurologists (ABN).

We’re recruiting a Parkinson’s healthcare professional working in the South East of England to join our Excellence Network and lead their regional network in the South East.

We take you through our achievements for this year and the past 10 years as an active and engaging network.

This year, our Exercise Hub celebrated its 10 year anniversary. 2025 also marks a new chapter as specialist physiotherapists Beccy Oliver and Julie Jones step down as joint leads of the Exercise Hub and we welcome new leadership in 2026.

The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT), in partnership with the Parkinson’s UK Excellence Network, have launched Parkinson’s guidance for professionals and people with Parkinson’s.

We’ve launched an exercise toolkit for health professionals who work with people with Parkinson's, to help GPs and nurses conduct meaningful conversations around physical activity and exercise with their patients.

Last year we heard from Kneu Health on how smartphones are transforming Parkinson’s care in the NHS. Here, we catch up with Dr Ledia Agley, Head of Customer Success at Kneu Health, to take us through how their technology has recently supported a Parkinson’s exercise programme at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Patsy Cotton, Chair of our Time critical medication steering group, reflects on the most recent developments in our action packed programme.

We’ve launched a refreshed and more in depth Foundation Programme designed for health and care professionals.

We’ve published new guidance to help speech and language therapists successfully support patients’ funding applications for Expiratory Muscle Strength Training (EMST) devices.