Hibernian Community Foundation will be offering Parkinson's Walking Football from Wednesday 11 September! ⚽ Full information can be found below 👇 To register, please contact [email protected] 💚

Thank you to all those who attended our Scotland West regional event earlier this week, both in person and virtually! Great to have important discussions on how we can work collaboratively to help improve Parkinson's services for people in the west of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We were deeply concerned to hear about John, whose access to a potentially groundbreaking new treatment for Parkinson’s has been delayed. Read more through the link below (paywall) and in this🧵 heraldscotland.com/news/24547778.…

Join us next month for our Younger Parkinson's information event! 🗓️ 5 October 2024 🕖 11am 📌 Apex City Quay Hotel, Dundee Register to attend ➡️ prksn.uk/4cQWeBw

We’re looking for a new Community Support Officer! In this rewarding and varied role, you’ll be providing high quality support to the communities of people affected by Parkinson’s in Scotland. Full details and how to apply ➡️ prksn.uk/4gn1ShQ

Last few days to apply!

Brilliant chance to speak to our excellent Parkinson's UK trustee Brian to find out more about his role and ask questions of the charity ahead of our AGM. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

Brilliant to see how K:A Leisure have run (ahem!) with walking football for people w/ Parkinson's! Great to see so many folk already involved. Have Parkinson's and want to join in? 👇 Thursdays 2.30 - 3.30pm, The Circuit, Irvine KA12 0TH. £3 Walking Football Scotland 👣⚽️ KA Leisure Community Sport

Listening and learning about dementia and brain health Royal Society of Edinburgh lecture - hearing from top clinicians from The University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow and people with dementia. Many people with #Parkinsons will also develop dementia but that isn’t always well supported and understood.

Heading to Newcastle for #GreatNorthRun cheering for every single Parkinson's UK runner raising money and their heart rates today. Our research, information and support matters. People with Parkinson’s matter.* *yes it could do with an iron.

Me and brilliant colleagues from Parkinson's UK at mile 11 #GreatNorthRun #GreatNorthRun2024 awaiting our first runners! It may be raining…..

Great opportunity for those interested in the significant - and often underrecognised & undertreated - mental health challenges that come with #Parkinsons. RCPsychScot

I wrote an op-ed to coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day (10th Sept) and the BBC ALBA documentary Big Boys Don’t Cry which is broadcast tonight at 9pm & on iplayer BBC ALBA Starting today, let's work together to #ChangeTheNarrative on suicide #WSPD2024

You won’t get this wrong if you ask someone how they are. And you wait for a full answer. They’ll likely be relieved you cared. I was when someone asked me at my lowest point. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

RGU has secured £100,000 in funding from Parkinson's UK to look into the impact of Augmented Reality headsets on walking issues faced by people with Parkinson’s. Julie Jones and her research team will lead the study. Find out more ▶️ bit.ly/4cZn0aP

Great to see this today from Robert Gordon University (RGU) and excited about the possibilities for people with Parkinson's 💙

Reminder the first of these sessions is tonight, with the second on Thursday. There’s still time to take part! Please email [email protected] for a link to join on Zoom.

Brilliant to visit the #Perth Parkinson's UK Scotland group today. Volunteer led and run by people with and affected by #parkinsons. People there from 5 months to 30 years since diagnosis. All wanting to listen, learn and share experiences. People help other people with Parkinson’s.