News for professionals

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.

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.

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.

The Parkinson’s 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 2023 Excellence Network Awards.

Professor Annette Hand stepped down from her role as Clinical Lead for Nursing at the end of September.