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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.

The Excellence Network project grants scheme aims to improve Parkinson’s services across the UK. Find out more about the 9 grants we awarded in 2023.

We want to take this opportunity to look back at 2023 and highlight some of our key successes from last year. 

The UK Parkinson's Audit is extending its cycle from 2 years to 3 years. It's also increasing its scope to include hospital inpatient pharmacy services.

Find out who the winners and highly commended entrants are in the Parkinson's Excellence Network Awards 2023.

In her second blog of 2023, Patsy Cotton, retired Parkinson's nurse and Excellence Network Clinical Lead, shares some recent highlights and successes from the time critical medication programme.