Parkinson's nurse Learning Library: further learning

This 3 hour course provides information and education about Parkinson's that you can apply to your professional area in mental health services. You can use this to enhance your clinical practice in supporting a person with Parkinson's and their support network.

Sign up to Parkinson’s: mental health.

• Provided by the Parkinson's UK Excellence Network
• Bands 5 and 8

This course is suitable for all health and social care professionals working with people living with Parkinson's, their families and care partners, and employees of Parkinson's UK.

Find out more about Parkinson’s: supporting the family unit and care partners.

• Provided by the Parkinson's UK Excellence Network.

This 30 minute course will develop your knowledge and understanding of Parkinson’s-related dementia.  You will learn about the types of dementia that most commonly affect people living with Parkinson’s, explore associated risk factors and recognise the symptoms to look out for.

Access Supporting people with Parkinson’s-related dementia

• Provided by the Parkinson's UK Excellence Network

This 30 minute course, for all healthcare professionals, will develop your knowledge and understanding of swallowing-related issues for people living with Parkinson’s, and how to improve the safety of eating, drinking and swallowing.

Access Promoting safer swallowing.

• Provided by the Parkinson's UK Excellence Network.

Providing an overview of different types of research and the clinical research process, this course is suitable for anyone wanting to know more about how research trials are carried out, to increase their confidence in talking to patients about research or starting a career in research. This should take a maximum of 3 hours to complete.

Sign up to Introduction to clinical research. 

• Provided by National Institute for Health Research
• Bands 5 and 8

This 30 minute online course, for all healthcare professionals, will provide you with insights and practical skills to effectively communicate with your patients about the value of participating in research.

Sign up to Navigating Parkinson's research with your patients.

• Provided by the Parkinson's UK Excellence Network

This 15 minute course will help you gain an understanding of the different aspects of the condition that technology can assist with, such as speech difficulties, mobility challenges, or medication management, and explore types of technology, from smartphone apps to wearable devices.

Access Talking about tech.

• Provided by the Parkinson's UK Excellence Network