[5] The charity offers support and information to people affected by Parkinson's, their families and carers through a network of 350 local groups across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The charity also funds research to help better understand Parkinson's to improve treatment and care for people currently living with the condition.
This means that every application for research funding is subject to the same strict and transparent review process and is rigorously assessed by an independent panel of experts and people affected by Parkinson's.
[19] In April 2009 Parkinson's UK held an appeal to increase the number of people signed up to the brain donor register.
Jane Asher, Jeremy Paxman and John Stapleton were some of the people who pledged to donate their brain to Parkinson's research following the campaign.