17 April 2025 – CANnabidiol trial for Parkinson’s
The Parkinson’s Reigate Support Group organised a presentation focussing on research updates including:
- Parkinson’s UK Research Communications Officer, Emma Rodgers, gave an overview of the latest research, how Parkinson’s UK is driving forward new and better treatments and how the Parkinson’s community can get involved through our Research Support Network.
- Professor Sagnik Bhattacharyya from King’s College London spoke about his research team’s ongoing clinical trial called CAN-PDP. It aims to understand whether cannabidiol (CBD), part of the cannabis plant, might be useful for treating hallucinations and delusions in people with Parkinson’s. The research is funded by Parkinson’s UK.
The team is looking to recruit more participants in its trial. In order to eligible you must have a Parkinson’s diagnosis, be aged 40 years or older and be experiencing symptoms of psychosis (such as delusions or hallucinations). For more information about getting involved in the trial email canpdp.trialoffice@kcl.ac.uk
Our thanks to Hazel Dawson and her fellow volunteers at the Reigate Parkinson’s Support Group for organising this fascinating talk.
11 April 2025
World Parkinson’s Day was on 11 April.
James Parkinson’s ‘Essay on the Shaking Palsy’, published in 1817, recognised Parkinson’s as a medical condition for the first time. We mark his birthday every 11 April with World Parkinson’s Day, a day to shine a spotlight on Parkinson’s and bring the community together. Did you mark World Parkinson’s Day this year with a fundraising event such as a coffee morning for friends? If you have a story and pictures to share on how you marked the day, please send no more than 200 words and a photo to chair@guildfordparkinsons.org.uk
25 February 2025
The Branch AGM was held on Tuesday 25 February 2025 at Shalford Village Hall, Kings Road, Shalford, Guildford Surrey GU4 8BQ. The minutes will be available in due course.
Oxygen Therapy
The Samson Centre in Guildford is a charity that has been providing Baric Oxygen Therapy (BOT) for Multiple Sclerosis patients for many years in Guildford. Some people find it helps relieve certain MS symptoms such as bladder problems and fatigue.
The charity has kindly offered members of our branch to come and use their BOT facilities to help treat some Parkinson’s symptoms. For details click here. Some studies suggest improvement in depression and anxiety caused by Parkinson’s. For more details and early user experiences please see an article in the May 2024 edition of The Park.
100 Club Subscription renewals
The majority of individuals who participate in our 100 Club make their subscription payment for the numbers they have on an annual basis, in advance. They either make a bank transfer payment or have set up an annual Standing Order payment for the amount due. Our Treasurer will remind 100 Club members just before their anniversary to ensure they remember their annual subscription is due.
For full details of How to become a member of the 100 Club and participate click here