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Looking back on 2021: what we achieved together across the Excellence Network

As 2021 draws to a close, Rowan Wathes, Associate Director of the UK Parkinson's Excellence Network, reflects on everything we've achieved together across the Excellence Network this year.

2021 UK Parkinson's Excellence Network Awards: the winners

Here are the winners and highly commended services of the 2021 Excellence Network Awards. Find out more, and what made them worthy of their accolades.

Celebrating the finalists of the 2021 Excellence Network Awards

The Excellence Network Awards celebrate outstanding health and social care services for people with Parkinson’s. Find out which teams and services have made it through the shortlist as finalists in the 2021 Excellence Network Awards.

A summer of Excellence Network virtual meetings: professionals come together virtually to network, learn and share experiences from the pandemic

Over the last few months, a total of 150 healthcare professionals came together virtually to attend a series of Excellence Network regional meetings.

Doing things differently: experiences from a speech and language therapy service during the COVID-19 pandemic

Clodagh Daly, Speech and Language Therapist at Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust, shares her experience of managing remote consultations during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Ongoing delays and shortages to accessing mobility equipment for patients

Concerns have been raised about shortages of mobility equipment from NHS suppliers, such as four wheeled walkers. Suppliers have advised physiotherapists to adapt current equipment instead of ordering new stock. 

Celebrating International Nurses Day 2021: Q&A with a Parkinson’s Nurse

To celebrate International Nurses Day 2021, Emma Galos, Parkinson’s nurse specialist at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, shares her experience of being new in post during a global pandemic.

Parkinson's UK partners with Home Instead to deliver a bespoke training programme for care staff

The bespoke training programme, delivered and created by the UK Parkinson’s Excellence Network, aims to upskill Home Instead's caregivers on Parkinson's so that they can provide tailored care to the needs of those living with the condition. 

Data shows neurology appointments stayed steady during first COVID-19 lockdown

Data from the Neurological Alliance in England has highlighted that the number of hospital-based neurology appointments in England remained steady during the first COVID-19 lockdown.

Rowan Wathes joins as new Associate Director of the UK Parkinson's Excellence Network

Meet Rowan Wathes, the new Associate Director of the UK Parkinson's Excellence Network.