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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.


Women & Parkinson's
Women make up about 40% of all Parkinson's cases – but the Movers and Shakers panel doesn't often reflect that! Do we pay enough...
Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Nov 9, 20245 min read


Bas Bloem
In the world of Parkinson's, Bas Bloem is something of a rockstar. The Dutch neurological giant (in more ways than one) joins the Movers...
Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Nov 2, 20242 min read


Help!
When Paul titled his episode " Help! (me please, I beg you, because I've been a bloody pillock) " we knew he'd bring his typical humour...
Paul Mayhew-Archer
Oct 30, 20242 min read


Assisted Dying
Assisted dying is currently on the agenda in the UK, as a private member's bill enters Parliament. But with legislation comes a moral...
Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Oct 19, 20242 min read


The NHS Health Check
Keir Starmer's new Labour government have been in power now for 100 days. After big promises to raise pay, slash the backlog and reduce...
Mark Mardell
Oct 12, 20248 min read


Who's To Blame?
Were it not for the eventual verdict of the Court of Appeal, Holmes v Poeton may well have been a landmark case for Parkies. Or so claims...
Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Oct 5, 20246 min read


Targeted Ultrasound
Targeted ultrasound might sound like something a Bond villain would use to incinerate a Swiss canton, but, in reality, it could be the...
Rory Cellan-Jones
Sep 28, 20248 min read


Music
If music be the food of love (or, given we're in the pub, "the love of food"), play on. On this week's Movers and Shakers, the gang have...
Mark Mardell
Sep 21, 20247 min read


Enzyme Blockers
Every hero needs a sidekick: Batman and Robin, the Lone Ranger and Tonto, Ronald McDonald and Grimace. And, in Parkinson's world, if...
Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Sep 14, 20244 min read


We Will Survive!
Pour yourself a drink and pull up a chair: the Movers and Shakers are back in the pub! To open our fourth (yes, fourth – we can hardly...
Mark Mardell
Sep 6, 20245 min read


Parky Profiles: Matt Eagles
Our Parky Profile this week is a man who's been riding the Parkinson's wave far longer than any of the Movers and Shakers. Matt Eagles...
Guest Writer
Jul 19, 20242 min read


Parky Profiles: Emma Lawton
Our guest in the latest of our Parky Profile series is Emma Lawton. Emma wears a lot of hats (and not to cover her pink hair!): graphic...
Guest Writer
Jul 14, 20241 min read


Parky Profiles: Kevin Cahill
For the next in our series of profiles of fascinating folk with Parkinson's, Paul introduces the gang to Kevin Cahill. For decades, Kevin...
Guest Writer
Jul 5, 20241 min read


Parky Profiles: Paul Sinha
In the pub this week, for the latest instalment of our Parky Profiles series, is none other than Paul Sinha: qualified doctor,...
Guest Writer
Jun 28, 20241 min read


BONUS: Parky Politics (Not) in the Pub - Victoria Atkins
On this bonus election episode of the podcast (don't worry, the politics is over and our Parky Profile series will resume on Saturday!)...
Guest Writer
Jun 25, 20241 min read


Parky Politics in the Pub - with Wes Streeting
In just a couple of weeks, Wes Streeting may find himself the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. If that wasn't a...
Guest Writer
Jun 24, 20241 min read


Parky Profiles: Dame Susie Sainsbury
For the second instalment of our summer series profiling extraordinary people with Parkinson's, the gang are joined in the Notting Hill...
Guest Writer
Jun 14, 20241 min read


Parky Profiles: Colonel Guy Deacon
This week we're kicking off our summer mini-series, profiling top Parkies who are leading extraordinary lives despite – or because of –...
Guest Writer
Jun 8, 20243 min read


Cell Therapy
From levodopa to Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) we're all pretty familiar with the treatments for Parkinson's. But could there be...
Mark Mardell
Apr 27, 20244 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...
Guest Writer
Apr 20, 20246 min read
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