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Inspiring Somerset boys set sights on Mount Snowdon after raising more than £1,000 for Parkinson’s UK

Two primary school students from Somerset have raised more than £1,000 for Parkinson’s UK. They will now take on the highest mountain in Wales and England to raise more vital funds for research.5 April - Two primary school students from Somerset have raised more than £1,000 for Parkinson’s UK. They will now take on the highest mountain in Wales and England to raise more vital funds for research.  Lincoln, 7, and Abel Moss, 5, from Highbridge, Somerset, climbed Pen-Y-Fan in theBrecon Beacons last month. They are now gearing up to take on their next challenge of climbing Mount Snowdon. The

Empowering, informing and retaining volunteer research participants: Parkinson’s UK launches an online communications toolkit for researchers and research participants

Parkinson’s UK has developed an interactive web-based communications toolkit  to help researchers and participants keep in touch after they have taken part in a research study. The toolkit was created after a survey showed that 72% of people who have taken part in Parkinson's research didn't hear anything after contributing. Laurel Miller, who has Parkinson’s and was a member of the steering group behind the toolkit, said: “Researchers should use this toolkit because people want to feel that their participation in

Kent man raises over £6,000 walking the 268-mile Pennine Way for Parkinson’s UK

“I may be the first in my family diagnosed with Parkinson’s but two generations of my wife’s family lived with Parkinson’s. I try not to let it control my life”   A former veterinary surgeon living with Parkinson’s has completed his most ambitious fundraising challenge yet across the backbone of the UK - the Pennine Way National Trail - for Parkinson’s UK. So far, he has raised more than £6,000 and donations are still rolling in.Yorkshire-born Karl Mckillop, 59, who now lives in Bromley, Kent, was a partner at the Park View Vet Group in Welling, for 25 years. In 2016, he was forced to

UK Parkinson’s Excellence Network launches annual conference (Nov. 4) tackling Covid-19

Who:  The UK Parkinson’s Excellence Network is a collaboration between Parkinson’s UK and health and social care professionals, driving the changes in care that people with Parkinson’s want to see. The Excellence Network is at the forefront of leading good practice and promoting and training healthcare professionals to practice better care for people with Parkinson's.What: UK Parkinson’s Excellence Network’s second biennial conference exploring the theme of  ‘Progression beyond the pandemic: What we have learned from Covid-19?’ The conference brings together health and care professionals,

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