Edinburgh Parkinson's Branch

10/10/2026

A reminder that at our next Get-Together on Wed 14th October we have Dr Gordon Duncan as our guest speaker. Gordon is super at imparting information in layman's terms, and we always get great insight from his talks. All welcome - Lifecare Centre at 2pm.

29/09/2026

We have places to fill for our upcoming Side by Side with Parkinson's course starting 19th October. Aimed at those who care for, live or work with someone with Parkinson's and would like more insight into how to support them. Click link below for more details 👇

The next course aimed at carers, friends, family or work colleagues of someone with a Parkinson’s diagnosis starts on Monday 19th October – and runs for 6 weeks (though if you can’t commit to all, please don’t let that put you off signing up). Time : 2-4 pm (Tea/coffee available on arrival) ...

27/09/2026

We are happy to announce that the recording of the recent Edinburgh Parkinson's Lecture is now avaliable on our YouTube channel.

The 2026 Edinburgh Parkinson’s Lecture took place on the evening of...

10/09/2026

The BBC has released the official trailer for Onwards and Sideways, a new feature-length drama coming to cinemas, BBC iPlayer and BBC One later this year.

Onwards and Sideways is the emotional and surprisingly funny story of two people with lots in common - a great sense of humour, a love of adventure, and an unexpected diagnosis of Parkinson’s.

A story of courage and the power of human connection coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One later this year

09/09/2026

Our first Get Together of our new 'season' starts today. 2pm at Lifecare Centre in Stockbridge. We have a guest speaker Felicity Aitken who is a specialist neurological physiotherapist. All are welcome to join us.

The branch gets together every month for a social and often has a key speaker.

08/09/2026

This online session on 15th September about Parkinson's medication is highly recommended. Open to all, with opportunity to send questions in advance. Full details in post 👇

Parkinson’s UK Scotland sent details of this online session on Parkinson’s Medications & Treatments that we think may interest many of our members. It takes place on Tuesday 15 September from 2-3.30pm.  There will be a presentation followed by Q&As This session is for people with Parkinson’s ...

01/09/2026

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22/08/2026

There are a new online boxing classes being offered by Craig Comrie, who is a boxing coach with special interest in working with PwPs. Classes are Mon and Wed evenings and Fri and Sat mornings. On our Branch website look for Non Branch Activities within Activities and Events tab.

17/08/2026

We have just been made aware of an Information and Engagement Session run by Parkinson's UK Scotland. Details in the poster, well worth going along, lots of useful information can be gained 👍

16/08/2026

The Parkinson's International Open started yesterday. You will see our Branch contestants at the opening ceremony (Scott is the 3rd person, followed by the rest of the cohort).
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