Campaigning news

Earlier this week we brought together healthcare professionals, charities, people with Parkinson's and senior Scottish government officials for a summit in Edinburgh on time critical medication.

It was a Budget with big announcements on the NHS in England and social security and life sciences across the UK, but we await more details to understand whether it will truly deliver for the Parkinson’s community.

Following years of relentless campaigning by our community and charity, NHS England has committed to ensuring that time critical medication is delivered on time in hospitals as part of an exciting 3-year Medicines Safety Improvement Programme.

Parkinson's UK welcomes the first release of Lewy body dementia diagnosis data. 

On 17 July, the King announced the new government's legislative programme for the next year. Here are the highlights and what it could mean for the Parkinson's community.

We wanted to make sure as many newly elected MPs understand Parkinson’s and how they can support our work to improve health care and transport services and financial support.

It's not just MPs who have been busy campaigning. Our local campaigners have been hard at work too. Here are some highlights of our work in England since the start of 2024.

We briefed MPs ahead of a parliamentary debate on mental health support for people living with long-term health conditions.

A summary of the changes the UK government is proposing to fit notes and Personal Independence Payment.

Campaigners are calling for the prescription charge exemption list in England to be reviewed following the price rise.