Professional news 2025

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 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.

In September and October we’re celebrating 2 days dedicated to pharmacy professionals. Read messages from key professional organisations and see how you can mark each of the days. 

Our campaign to support more nurses to specialise in Parkinson’s is stepping up! Read on to see what's in store and to find out more about our support for nurses looking to progress their careers.

Sheridan Court’s role as advanced Parkinson’s pharmacist at the Swansea Bay University Health Board has been pump-primed by Parkinson’s UK. Here she shares her insights after her first few months in the role.

We're delighted to welcome the final members of our leadership teams. Introducing our new clinical lead for therapy and our regional clinical leads for the midlands, south east and London.

This collection of recent research findings provides you with key insights into Parkinson’s to improve your understanding of the condition. You can use this information to help inform discussions with your patients.

Find out about how we can help you and your patients to navigate devices and apps that can offer innovative solutions to help people with Parkinson's to live well and manage their condition.

We've updated our Consensus statement for the continuation of Parkinson's medicines in hospitals. Read about how this resource came about, and how the updated resource could be useful for you.

As we continue to mark key nurse anniversaries, including 10 years of the Deep Brain Stimulation Nurse Association (DBSNA), we take a closer look at the organisation’s progress through the years and how specialist nurses empower people with Parkinson's on their deep brain stimulation (DBS) journey.

Fiona Lindop MBE retires from her role at the Derby Parkinson’s Centre of Excellence and steps down from her role as Clinical Lead for Therapy for the Parkinson's UK Excellence Network.

Par-Con is your 2-day Parkinson's community convention. Join online to hear from expert speakers, connect with other health and care professionals, researchers, funders, and people with Parkinson's. Learn more about how people can live well with Parkinson's.

As we continue to mark 35 years of the Parkinson’s nurse role, we’re shining a light on all the different ways and settings nurses support the Parkinson’s community. Read on to learn about our helpline nurse advisers.

Our revamped resource will give you valuable pointers to help you provide evidence to benefit assessors.

A round up of activity involving Parkinson's nurses on International Nurses' Day 2025.

Oral B and Wiley have created an e-learning course aimed at improving the oral healthcare knowledge of health professionals involved in treating people with special healthcare needs, to facilitate better oral health in patients.

We’re recruiting a Parkinson’s specialist therapist to join the Parkinson's UK Excellence Network’s national Clinical Leadership Team on a consultancy basis.