2021 UK Parkinson's Excellence Network Awards: the winners 2 November 2021 Here are the winners and highly commended services of the 2021 Excellence Network Awards. Find out more, and what made them worthy of their accolades.
Blog: Early findings from the Understanding the Scope and Value of the Parkinson’s Nurse Research Project 19 October 2020 Dr Katy McEwan, Research Fellow at Northumbria University, shares an overview of some of the early findings from the USP research study, which sets out to explore and understand the scope and value of the Parkinson’s Nurse in the UK.
Transforming Parkinson's together: 2020 to 2024 28 February 2020 In January 2020, Parkinson’s UK launched its 2020-2024 strategy, building on previous successes and ensuring that people affected by Parkinson's are at the centre of the charity. Donald Grosset, Clinical Director of the UK Parkinson's Excellence Network and Steve Ford, Parkinson’s UK Chief Executive, share their thoughts on what the strategy holds for the Excellence Network in this open letter to the healthcare community.
2019 UK Parkinson’s Audit results show mixed picture for Parkinson's health services 31 January 2020 The newly released findings of the 2019 UK Parkinson’s Audit show some positive trends in service quality but with challenges still to be tackled across practice areas and professions.
Peninsula and South West Excellence Network joint meeting - a day of networking, learning and informative discussions 29 November 2019 The Peninsula and South West Excellence Network joint meeting, 5 November 2019, brought together healthcare professionals and people affected by Parkinson’s from across the region to network, learn and discuss improving support for people affected by Parkinson’s.
Blog: Getting off to a great start - the inaugural Parkinson’s Disease Specialist Pharmacy Network Conference 10 October, 2019 25 October 2019 Viv Horton, Advanced Clinical Pharmacist and member of the PDSPN shares an overview and highlights of the Parkinson’s Disease Specialist Pharmacy Network (PDSPN) inaugural conference on 10 October 2019 in Birmingham.
New We Are Undefeatable campaign encourages people with long-term health conditions to be active 16 September 2019 Parkinson’s UK has partnered with 14 other leading health charities and Sport England to launch the We Are Undefeatable campaign - encouraging people with long-term health conditions to be active.
Excellence Network Awards 2019: winning services 31 May 2019 Find out more about what the winning and highly commended services at the 2019 Excellence Network Awards do, and what made them worthy of their accolades.
Blog: UK Deep Brain Stimulation Network Meeting January 2019 26 February 2019 The UK Deep Brain Stimulation Network held its biannual meeting on 17 January 2019 in Oxford.
Blog: harnessing new technology to overcome the frustration of freezing 14 February 2019 Lois Rosenthal describes how her fascination with rhythmic cues for freezing of gait led to research testing an innovative sensory electrical stimulation device, and reflects on her experience as a first-time researcher.
