Resources for Professionals

This Clinical Practice Guideline from the American Physical Therapy Association outlines proven interventions like aerobic exercise, balance training, and gait therapy, helping improve mobility, reduce symptoms, and enhance quality of life for people with Parkinson's.

This vision document forms part of the Excellence Network strategy: Pushing for better health and care (2023 to 2026).

This British Psychological Society resource offers advice on psychological and neuropsychological services for people with Parkinson’s.

These best practice example letters are provided as part of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges’ Please, write to me: writing outpatient clinic letters to patients guidance. This guidance encourages clinicians to write directly to patients.

A recording of the Parkinson's UK Excellence Network's time critical medication webinar from 26 February 2025. 

Our World Parkinson's Day 2026 guide has resources to help you create engaging awareness events in your workplaces and communities.

This tool allows health professionals, NHS Trusts, Integrated Care Boards, and Health Boards to estimate the benefits of improving time critical medication management for people with Parkinson's in hospitals.

The Comprehensive Anxiety and Parkinson’s Scale (Irving-Curran et al. 2024), is a comprehensive standardised psychometric scale of anxiety for people with Parkinson’s.

Service improvement projects that focus on a specific issue and hospital ward can create positive impact.

This case study details how a dissertation led to an increase from 68.9% to 85% in the delivery of Parkinson's medications on time, on a ward at Hexham General Hospital.
 

Self administration can significantly improve in-patient experience and medication safety. This case study outlines how the University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) NHS Trust has empowered patients by developing a robust self administration policy supported by staff training.