Caption Campaigners and Parkinson's UK staff outside Parliament Local campaigns update 2024 Date 16 December 2024
Parkinson's UK at the 2023 party conferences Date 20 October 2023 Earlier this month, staff and volunteers headed to the Conservative and Labour party conferences to speak to MPs and delegates about how they can support our work.
We’re calling on the government to make sure people in hospital get their medication on time, every time. Date 18 September 2023 We’re relaunching our Get It On Time campaign to mark World Patient Safety Day. In a joint statement with 7 other organisations, we outline how the government can take action to help people get their medication on time in hospital.
Are Blue Badges working for you? Date 25 August 2023 Blue Badges are invaluable, but not everyone living with Parkinson’s who is entitled can get one.
People with Parkinson's help shape new parliamentary report on pharmacy services Date 25 July 2023 In May, 2 people with Parkinson’s shared their experiences of pharmacy services in England. Their views have shaped a new parliamentary report.
MPs hear how disability benefits are failing people with Parkinson’s Date 17 July 2023 On 12 July, 3 All-Party Parliamentary Groups met MPs to highlight the challenges people living with Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s and colitis face accessing vital disability support.
We welcome government decision to keep prescriptions free for the over 60s in England Date 15 June 2023 Our reaction to the UK Government announcement to keep prescriptions free for 60- to 65-year-olds in England.
World Parkinson’s Day 2023 Date 28 April 2023 Take a look at how the bright and brilliant Parkinson’s community marked World Parkinson’s Day 2023.
Caption Two older ladies sat looking at bills Cost of living support payments are nowhere near enough Date 25 April 2023 This year’s cost of living payments will be sent out from this week. But, with 2 in 3 of the Parkinson’s community struggling to cover living costs, they are nowhere near enough.
Important changes to how we vote in the UK Date 14 April 2023 People must now bring photo ID to polling stations to be eligible to vote. We explore what this means for the Parkinson’s community.
Caption James Joplin presents factsheet to Laura Scott-Stewart Parkinson’s UK teams up with Scottish Ambulance Service Date 12 April 2023 We've teamed up with the Scottish Ambulance Service as part of a drive to get medication on time to people with Parkinson’s.
