Celebrating Parkinson’s nurses with the National Garden Scheme 25 August 2022 While celebrating the 10th anniversary of Parkinson’s UK’s partnership with the National Garden Scheme, we talk to Jennifer, Parkinson’s nurse at Royal Preston Hospital.
The importance of good foot care in Parkinson's: Q&A with podiatrists 22 August 2022 Podiatrists have an important role to play in caring for people with Parkinson’s. Hear from podiatrists Sue Pike and Angela Freer on how they can support your patients.
Introducing the Excellence Network national priority programmes 5 August 2022 A blog post introducing the Excellence Network's 4 national priority programmes, focusing on better bone health, timely medication, workforce development and planning, and access to multidisciplinary care.
BritMODIS 2022 returns with a focus on end of life care 30 June 2022 BritMODIS, the British movement disorders conference, returned on 10 June 2022. The event brought together specialist Parkinson’s clinicians for a day of networking and learning with a focus on end of life care.
The Excellence Network welcomes new directors 9 June 2022 The Excellence Network welcomes 3 new senior appointments to their Clinical Leadership team. The trio will be instrumental in ongoing developments to revolutionise the way health and social care services support people with Parkinson’s.
International Nurses Day 2022: Q&A with a Parkinson’s nurse 12 May 2022 To mark International Nurses Day, Emma Edwards, Parkinson’s Nurse Specialist and Suicide Awareness Trainer at Livewell Southwest, shares her experience of providing care to people with Parkinson’s.
Come and see the Excellence Network in person at summer conferences 28 April 2022 Now that in-person conferences for professionals are in full swing again, the Excellence Network will be back on the road with speakers and exhibition stands this summer.
Additional investment into the Parkinson's Excellence Network 19 April 2022 Announcement that the Excellence Network has received an additional £2 million investment from Parkinson’s UK to be used over the next 3 years on improving Parkinson’s services and access to allied health professionals for people with Parkinson’s across the UK.
Dr Donald Grosset to step down as Clinical Director for the UK Parkinson's Excellence Network 31 March 2022 Dr Donald Grosset will be stepping down from his role as Clinical Director of the Excellence Network at the end of May.
Early results from our Bone Health Improvement project 31 March 2022 An introduction to our UK wide Bone Health Improvement project and an overview of the early results so far.
