Patient-led campaign wins HSJ Award 21 September 2023 The NHS Professionals - Living and working with Parkinson's group, in collaboration with the Parkinson's Excellence Network, have won the Patient Involvement in Safety Award at the HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2023.
Reflecting on our 2023 Parkinson's Nurse Induction 31 August 2023 The Excellence Network's Parkinson's Nurse Induction returned again this year, taking place virtually for 4 weeks from 3 July to 30 July.
Highlights from the World Parkinson Congress 2023 31 July 2023 Rowan Wathes, Associate Director of the Excellence Network, shares some of her key highlights and reflections from World Parkinson Congress 2023.
Celebrating 75 years of the NHS 5 July 2023 In this blog, we celebrate 75 years of the NHS and pay tribute to all the incredible health and care professionals working in NHS Parkinson's services. We also share some personal reflections from members of our Clinical Leadership Team on what the NHS means to them.
International Nurses Day 2023: Q&A with a DBS nurse 12 May 2023 To mark and celebrate International Nurses Day 2023, we spoke to DBS nurse, Russell Mills about his role and why he'd recommend a career specialising in DBS or Parkinson's.
Blog: Patsy Cotton shares an update on time critical medications 27 April 2023 In this blog, Patsy Cotton, Parkinson's nurse and Excellence Network Clinical Lead, shares an update on the recent work happening in the time critical medication programme.
Over £1 million invested in Parkinson’s services 6 April 2023 In 2022, the Parkinson’s Excellence Network confirmed funding of 10 new posts and 5 service improvement projects worth over £1 million.
Parkinson's nurse wins award for developing a new system to monitor access to timely medication 30 March 2023 Parkinson’s nurse Nick Bryden was recently awarded by the Parkinson's Academy for developing a new system to ensure that people with Parkinson’s get access to timely medication when in hospital.
2022 UK Parkinson’s Audit shows a mixed picture for Parkinson’s health services 3 March 2023 The newly released findings of the 2022 UK Parkinson’s Audit show some positive trends in assessment of bone health but with challenges still to be tackled across practice areas and professions.
Moments we are proud of in 2022 1 January 2023 As we reach the end of 2022, we look back at what has made us proud to be part of the Parkinson’s Excellence Network and the difference we’ve made to people living Parkinson’s.