I have a question for Dr Counsell please. He suggested using all patients in research however how useful would the data be if baseline measures are not being routinely done for all patients. Specially looking at things like vitamin B/glucose levels, dexa scan, swallow reflex etc

Dr Macleod spoke about statistics in the outcome of trials.Having read some papers on the trials the number of participants tends to be low particularly as the complexity of trials increases.Does this not present some very real challenges in the application of Statistics?

'Women and Parkinson's' on the Parkinson's UK research blog: https://medium.com/parkinsons-uk/women-and-parkinsons-b79a6e2d768

More info on this trial, called Chief PD, recruiting in Aberdeen: https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/research/can-sticky-medication-patch-help-prevent-falls-parkinsons

You can learn more about opportunities to shape research through Parkinson's UK Patient and Public Involvement programme: https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/research/research-volunteering-opportunities

And search for opportunities to take part in studies, both in person and from home: https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/research/take-part-research

Radium was one panacea drug about 100 years ago

A bit more on cannabis from the Parkinson's UK research blog: https://medium.com/parkinsons-uk/trials-to-treatments-cannabis-based-medicines-for-parkinsons-d9db124e2de6

would you include stroke as head injury?

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