I'm a Service Improvement Manager at Parkinson's UK. I work with professionals and people affected by Parkinson's to improve services. All views are my own.

Scotland
Joined September 2015
We strongly recommend @ClaireJStevens' session on the hidden symptoms of Parkinson's linked below. More than 2k ppl have now watched Claire's exploration of the impacts of Parkinson's and dementia. We can see why. Thank you, Claire.
So, @ParkinsonsUK say the Hidden Symptoms session where I was first speaker is the most watched session in the Par-Con playlist on YouTube. Incredibly encouraged by this interest, I've not had an audience of 1.3k before! @ParkinsonsUKSco @jamesjopling youtu.be/II19iHEyjxk?feature…
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📢 Details of free virtual meeting for health and care professionals supporting ppl w/ Parkinsons on 5 Nov. All in @NHSLothian, @NHSBorders. @nhsfife, @NHSForthValley, @NHSTayside and @DGNHS welcome - Expect highly relevant content for all roles! @ParkinsonsEN 👇
Join our free South East Scotland @ParkinsonsUK Excellence Network meeting on 5 Nov 2024. Our multi-professional meeting will bring together healthcare professionals with an interest in Parkinson's Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/scotland-…
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On #AHPday, we're highlighting how valuable allied health professionals and multidisciplinary teams are to Parkinson's care. @fionalindop shared how her team implemented an integrated rapid response service at @uhdbtrust. Read the case study: bit.ly/3BGt4bj
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Thank you @SharonDowey_ for choosing @nhsaaa Parkinson's nurse Nick Bryden as your @scotparl local hero. His work to help people with Parkinson's get their time critical medicines on time, every time when they're in hospital is hugely important #ScotParl25 #GetitonTime
An honour to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament alongside His Majesty The King and Queen Camilla. We also recognised the work of local heroes like Nick for his work in improving access to medication for people with Parkinson's across Ayrshire and Arran.
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Important @NHSuk action to help ppl w/ Parkinson's in England get their vital - and time critical - meds on time in hospital. NHS Scotland needs a similar programme - @scotgovhealth @NHSScotland @RPSScotland #GetitonTime Read more from @Telegraph 👇 msn.com/en-gb/health/other/n…
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📢We've launched a brand new time critical medication awareness kit for hospitals! Empower your patients and colleagues to make sure medication is given on time, with: ☑️Interactive posters ☑️Vibrant screensavers ☑️Social media graphics Download the kit👉bit.ly/3YK1mEj
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Parkinson's nurses! There is still (just) time to apply for these posts!
⚠️Closing soon⚠️ Join the Excellence Network's national Clinical Leadership Team! We're looking for 2 UK-based Parkinson's #nurses with a passion for high quality multidisciplinary care for people with #Parkinsons. Is that you? Find out more 👉bit.ly/4ex5D38
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⚠️Closing soon⚠️ Join the Excellence Network's national Clinical Leadership Team! We're looking for 2 UK-based Parkinson's #nurses with a passion for high quality multidisciplinary care for people with #Parkinsons. Is that you? Find out more 👉bit.ly/4ex5D38
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Thank you to all those who attended our Scotland North Regional Event yesterday, both in person and virtually! Great to have important discussions on how we can work collaboratively to help improve #Parkinsons services for people in the north of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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This months @NoSPRIG podcast is now available. The lovely @AMHursey from @ParkinsonsEU talks about involving people with Parkinson's in research, and why this is important to research quality and development. @ParkinsonsUK @CureParkinsonsT @ParkinsonsEN @ParkinsonsUKSco
Available to listen to from 0700 tomorrow. nosprigpod.podbean.com or most listening platforms.
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One of the many new physical activity programmes funded by @parkinsonsuk - you can find out more about what’s available to apply for in 2024 here 👉🏼 parkinsons.org.uk/news/parki….
Amazing to see @ParkisonsUKSco share their Parkinson’s Beats activities at the conference today. So fun, what a brilliant way to keep moving! #MfHConference2024
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How excellent to spend a quality afternoon listening and learning from a brilliant range of @NHSGrampian in person and @NHSHighland and other professionals online from across the NHS spectrum of supporting people with #parkinsons. @julie_physio DEMANDED I take a photo….
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In response to feedback from @RCollEM members, @ParkinsonsUK has released a new Time Critical Medication sticker for emergency department teams to use on Parkinson's patients' notes. A4 sheets of the stickers can be ordered for FREE here👉shop.parkinsons.org.uk/colle…
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Are you a therapist who recently started supporting people with #Parkinsons? You can now register for our next therapist induction starting next month. Learn about: ➡️the 4 stages of Parkinson's ➡️MDT interventions at each stage and more. Register here👉parkinsons.org.uk/profession…
Are you an Allied Health Professional new to caring for or supporting people with Parkinson's. Sign up for our free 8 week self directed learning online course starting on the 1st July. parkinsons.org.uk/profession… @ParkinsonsEN
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I can’t tell you how proud I am for everyone in my team @ParkinsonsUKSco and @ParkinsonsUK who’ve been part of this story. And just as much of @HLHsocial and the wider community of people with Parkinson’s in the Highlands for being such physical activity stars 💙💙💙
We’ve produced a new video, showcasing the power of physical activity for people with Parkinson’s. This is a fantastic example of a class and the benefits, the result of our work with @HLHsocial and @NHSHighland. Check out the full video here👉 youtube.com/watch?v=WN5-x9Nh…
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Delighted to talk diet & PD with @HMellMac & @julie_physio for @NoSPRIG podcast. We talk about what a dietitian does, vitamins, gut issues, microbiome, probiotics & more. podbean.com/wlei/pb-gz2gy-15… @trust_indi @BDA_Dietitians @efad_org @FionaLithander @WardyMw @hughes_cf
Who better to guide us through this 👇 subject than someone with professional and personal experience - dietitian from Ireland Richelle Flanagan, who has had Parkinson’s for seven years. Available on most podcast platforms from Thursday 16th May.
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Earlier this year we launched a major new report, which highlights that Scotland currently does not have enough Parkinson’s nurses. Today for #InternationalNursesDay we’re underlining our call for more Parkinson’s nurses. Check out the report here 👉 prksn.uk/495YZNK
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This weekend is #InternationalNursesDay Parkinson's Specialist nurses are essential to the management of PwP. Massive shout out to some of my amazing PDNS colleagues from🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @NickBryden2004 Linda Patterson, Lorna Gilles, Shirley Catto, Kevin Bowers @ParkinsonsUKSco @ParkinsonsEN
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How fantastic to be able to celebrate with two of the brilliant @NHSaaa team winning the @ParkinsonsEN award for innovation in practice award. Lovely to see an @NHSScotland project get such recognition #parkinsons
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