Professional news 2024

We're celebrating 35 years of Parkinson's nurses making a difference to the lives of people with Parkinson's. Read on to see how we’re marking this milestone.

Over the last few months, we have appointed 4 healthcare professionals as our new Clinical Leads, to support the Excellence Network’s goals of improving care for people with Parkinson’s.

We’re pleased to launch our newly-formed Parkinson’s Excellence Network regional model in England.

The first 6 months of 2024 has been a busy time across the Excellence Network with several events and conferences. Hear about the events so far and what we've got coming up for the rest of this year. 

Smartphones are a part of everyday life for most people, but could they also help fill a gap in the care provided to people with Parkinson’s? One company is making strides in this area, using data to monitor Parkinson’s symptoms. Consultant Neurologist and Neu Health Co-founder, Dr Kinan Muhammed explains.

International Nurses’ Day took place earlier this month on 12 May, and we took the opportunity to shout about Parkinson’s nurses and honour all the fantastic work they do. We also thanked all of the wonderful nurses who share so much of their time and knowledge with the Parkinson’s Excellence Network (PEN).

Through the Excellence Network, Parkinson’s UK has committed to funding 6 exceptional physicians to become future leaders in Parkinson’s care.

Mental Health Awareness Week took place from 13 to 19 May. Here's a round up of Excellence Network activity.

The Excellence Network's successful Parkinson's nurse pump priming scheme was expanded in 2022 to recognise the importance of the wider multidisciplinary team by funding specialist allied health professional (AHP) posts. Here we take a look at how the funding is being used.

The Parkinson's Excellence Network offers a response to the Parkinson's Europe article "Taking your Parkinson's medication on time is critical. So why is it such a problem in hospitals across Europe?".

This World Parkinson’s Day (11 April), health and social care teams across all 4 nations of the UK joined Parkinson's UK in shining a light on the daily lives of people with Parkinson’s and their loved ones.

The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March was #InspiringInclusion. The Parkinson’s community, including the Excellence Network, shared insights on the day, showing appreciation for women with the condition, and those working within Parkinson’s services, their experiences, contributions and dedication.

The Parkinson's 'nil by mouth' medication dose calculator, PDMedCalc, has been updated and is available to use as a MHRA registered Class 1 medical device.

A range of new resources are now available for services across the UK to assess their patients’ bone health.

Volunteers’ week took place 3 to 9 June and the theme across the Parkinson’s UK charity was ‘You Make All the Difference’.