Cell Therapy
From levodopa to Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) we're all pretty familiar with the treatments for Parkinson's. But could there be...
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Welcome to our blog! Each week a new episode is released we upload a new episode page, as well as a host of other exciting posts. Here you can find guest blog posts, extra information about the Charter, Gillian's "Poetry Corner" - where you can find all of Gillian's spectacular poetry, plus one or two from our special guests - and "Mark's Musings, to get Mark's personal thoughts on the matter in question.
Guest Writer
Apr 206 min read
What Causes Parkinson's?
What causes Parkinson's? This is one of the trickiest questions facing researchers and doctors – not to mention patients – and it's the...
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Mark Mardell
Apr 135 min read
The Movers & Shakers take Downing Street!
This week we have a very special episode of Movers and Shakers: live from Downing Street! On World Parkinson's Day, the Movers and...
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Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Apr 63 min read
Parkinson's on the Screen
From Love and Other Drugs to Shrinking, Curb Your Enthusiasm to Emmerdale, Parkinson's only occasionally makes it to screens (big or...
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Mark Mardell
Mar 305 min read
Medicine in Hospital
What times do you take your Parkinson's medication? Some people are regular as clockwork – morning, lunchtime, evening – while others...
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Guest Writer
Mar 304 min read
Parkinson’s Nursing Service: Addenbrookes Hospital
A note from Nicola McQueen "We hope by sharing this information it can inspire other centres across the UK to invest in services like...
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Guest Writer
Mar 304 min read
Make them comfortable: every person counts
By Jan Sargeant Jan Sargeant has been actively working to support people with Parkinson’s in a variety of ways since her diagnosis in May...
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Guest Writer
Mar 271 min read
Do you like cricket and live in Kent? Coming this April 2024
Cricket For All have funding from Sport England to deliver cricket for adults in Kent who live with Parkinson's, MS and similar...
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Mark Mardell
Mar 232 min read
The Benefits System
The benefits system can feel, at times, like an unnavigable maze, especially for people with Parkinson's whose conditions are so varied...
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Guest Writer
Mar 211 min read
WINNER FOR PODCAST OF THE YEAR!
Big news, breaking news: we’ve won the Podcast of the year award from the Broadcasting Press Guild against stiff competition. And it is...
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Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Mar 201 min read
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Guest Writer
Mar 162 min read
Palliative Care
Palliative care: two words that strike fear into most people. But are we thinking about palliative care all wrong? On this week's episode...
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Guest Writer
Mar 121 min read
Support our Parky Charter
Here's our Charter - ‘ The Parky Charter’ - describing five things that people with Parkinson’s need from the government but are not...
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Rory Cellan-Jones
Mar 94 min read
Tech Again
Due to a failure of imagination within the Movers & Shakers team, we've somehow allowed Rory to do a second episode all about Parkinson's...
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Guest Writer
Mar 71 min read
World Parkinson's Day 2024
The Movers & Shakers support Parkinson's UK in shining a light on all the different faces of Parkinson's. As part of their campaign...
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Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Mar 62 min read
Poetry Corner
A Little List (for singing when chained to the railings of Downing Street) As some day it may happen to you or even me I've got a little...
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Mark Mardell
Mar 25 min read
Cognitive Decline
The Movers and Shakers are back in the pub and this week they're staring fear square in the eyes, and talking about a major fear:...
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Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Feb 261 min read
Poetry Corner
Coming to Terms “You’ll come to terms with the illness one day” So they say At first I believed them. “Acceptance is the only route Go...
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Guest Writer
Feb 261 min read
Poetry Corner
A Chance Encounter A Chance Encounter She says, “You’re looking well” Inside my mind I check myself out I forget what I heard five...
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Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Feb 245 min read
Sport
From high-octane skiing to walking football – via table tennis lessons and golf's Parkinson's mulligan – the Movers and Shakers have...
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