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Blog: How learning my national language has helped my Parkinson's service delivery

Leanne Parry, a physiotherapist at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in North Wales, shares how her journey in learning Welsh is helping her to provide better care for people with Parkinson’s.

Updated guidance for dietitians supporting people with Parkinson’s

We’ve launched the latest edition of the Best practice guidelines for dietitians on the management of Parkinson's. The guidelines aim to support dietitians to recognise common symptoms and understand how to manage them.

Revealed: the winners of the 2025 Parkinson's UK Excellence Network Awards

Our Excellence Network 10 year anniversary year delivered a truly inspirational set of award entries and nominations. We're delighted to announce our winning and highly commended entries.

2025 UK Parkinson's Audit: findings highlight more work to be done despite Parkinson's health service improvements

Our largest ever Audit of Parkinson's health services across the UK has shown NHS services are gradually improving in quality. However, it also reveals 5 key areas of Parkinson's care that need improvement.

We are the champions

Discover how a trio of nurses changed the experience of people with Parkinson's in hospital in south Wales.

Parkinson's UK Excellence Network Awards 2025: meet our finalists!

Our Parkinson's UK Excellence Network Awards 2025 finalists have been announced. 

Applications open for a neurology advanced clinical training fellowship in movement disorders and Parkinson’s

UK neurology specialist trainees are invited to apply for an advanced clinical training fellowship in movement disorders and Parkinson’s. The fellowship is funded by the Parkinson’s UK Excellence Network and supported by the Association of British Neurologists (ABN).

Applications are open to lead our South East Regional Excellence Network!

We’re recruiting a Parkinson’s healthcare professional working in the South East of England to join our Excellence Network and lead their regional network in the South East.

It’s a wrap on a decade of the Excellence Network!

We take you through our achievements for this year and the past 10 years as an active and engaging network.

10 years of the Exercise Hub

This year, our Exercise Hub celebrated its 10 year anniversary. 2025 also marks a new chapter as specialist physiotherapists Beccy Oliver and Julie Jones step down as joint leads of the Exercise Hub and we welcome new leadership in 2026.