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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.


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...
Guest Writer
Mar 7, 20241 min read
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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...
Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Mar 6, 20242 min read
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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:...
Mark Mardell
Mar 2, 20245 min read
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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...
Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Feb 26, 20241 min read
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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...
Guest Writer
Feb 26, 20241 min read
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Sport
From high-octane skiing to walking football – via table tennis lessons and golf's Parkinson's mulligan – the Movers and Shakers have...
Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Feb 24, 20245 min read
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PureGym Partnership
We are pleased to announce that we have been in touch with PureGym - the largest chain of gyms in the country - and they have very...
Guest Writer
Feb 22, 20242 min read
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The Embarrassing Bits
Each week Rory Cellan-Jones guides us between the laughs and moans in the pub. Here is Rory's summary of this week's episode. When Paul...
Rory Cellan-Jones
Feb 17, 20245 min read
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The Parky Charter
It will be tweaked. We want to hear your thoughts. E mail us at admin@moversandshakerspodcast.com The Parkinson’s community has been too...
Mark Mardell
Feb 9, 20242 min read
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Gillian's thoughts on the NICE summary
NICE summary Your responsibility Local commissioners of health care have responsibility to enable the guideline to be applied when...
Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Feb 9, 20243 min read
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Paul's DBS Diary
Watch Paul's DBS Journey: The Big Switch On! Before season three starts next month, we wanted to bring you an update on the marvellous...
Paul Mayhew-Archer
Jan 27, 20241 min read
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A Patient's Plan
Draft guidance for newly diagnosed people with Parkinson's by Sharon (listener) Dear (Newly diagnosed patient’s...
Guest Writer
Dec 17, 20233 min read
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Parka Carta
High Court Judge (retd) Sir Nicholas Mostyn sets out a social contract between the British state and people with Parkinson's disease The...
Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Dec 17, 20232 min read
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Gillian's Mnemonic
CARPE DIEM (NUNC) C - Cure The State will provide not less than £x p.a. for research into a cure (we need to come up with a figure based...
Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Dec 17, 20232 min read
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The Charter
Each week Rory Cellan-Jones guides us between the laughs and moans in the pub. Here is Rory's summary of this week's episode. Should our...
Mark Mardell
Dec 16, 20236 min read
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Creativity
Each week Rory Cellan-Jones guides us between the laughs and moans in the pub. Here is Rory's summary of this week's episode. We are now...
Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Dec 2, 20237 min read
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Paul's DBS Diary: Part One
(Deep Brain Stimulation) This week we have a special edition of the podcast with an update on the big adventure our dear colleague Paul...
Paul Mayhew-Archer
Nov 11, 20232 min read
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Diet
Each week Rory Cellan-Jones guides us between the laughs and moans in the pub. Here is Rory's summary of this week's episode. After last...
Rory Cellan-Jones
Nov 4, 20236 min read
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Partners
Each week Rory Cellan-Jones guides us between the laughs and moans in the pub. Here is Rory's summary of this week's episode. This week’s...
Rory Cellan-Jones
Oct 28, 20234 min read
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Vin Ray, former Head of International News at the BBC
Vin Ray is the former Head of International News at the BBC. His teams won BAFTA awards, RTS awards, Emmy awards and many more. He gave...
Guest Writer
Oct 15, 20239 min read
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