Category Archives: General information

Tech Guide launched on Parkinsons UK website

The Tech Guide is new and, as the name suggests, has listings and some reviews of “devices [eg wearable devices or gadgets] and apps that could improve your quality of life, so you can make more confident decisions about using … Continue reading

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Articles on research

For our October meeting we were privileged to welcome Katherine Fletcher, who leads the research communication team at National Office. She gave a wide-ranging talk about progress in tackling Parkinson’s. You can find out more about research by clicking here

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October 2024 newsletter

Here is a link to the October 2024 newsletter. It has several long links in it which should take you to the relavent information. Specifically there are some ideas about exercise! It includes a quote from Chris Whitty, Chief Medical … Continue reading

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Attendance Allowance

Attendance Allowance is paid if you are over State Pension age and need support in your daily life because of a long-term physical or mental health condition. It is NOT about payment to a carer or helper who comes into … Continue reading

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June 2023 Newsletter

Here is a link to the recent newsletter : it has several links on it. I hope you find it useful

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More top tips for you

Thank you to Sharon for passing on this address for a YouTube video covering assorted top tips for people with Parkinsons’ Click here to view the video It is a Zoom “meeting” of 4 people in America, exchanging ideas and … Continue reading

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Ordering booklets etc from Parkinson’s UK

Parkinson’s UK has a wide range of booklets and shorter pamphlets of information. These are all free to order. You can see the range of items they have by clicking here for their catalogue. If you want to order some … Continue reading

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Using the Parkinson’s UK website

The Parkinson’s UK website is huge, really huge and it is easy to get lost trying to find relevant information. Here is a document which contains some links. I hope you find it helpful.

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Top tips from our November meeting

We had a great meeting on November 17th which was given over to our members exchanging “top tips”. Lots of useful ideas came out of that and they are summarised below Top tips on coping with Parkinson’s

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More from Carers UK

Over 400 carers have now attended the Carers UK twice weekly online meet-ups. If you haven’t tried one yet, they’d love to see you there. On Mondays at 3pm they hold “Care for a Cuppa”, which is an opportunity for … Continue reading

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