The workplace project – putting learning into practice

We want our education to be impactful, transforming an individual's practice - and through that, the team or service they work within. Intermodule projects are a core part of the education we offer, providing an opportunity to reinforce learning, test new knowledge and skills and improve local services.

Attendees have free reign over their project which must meet a local need, and they present their work back to their peers at module two of the course, and the class chooses a winning project.

We believe that one of the best ways to learn something is from others who have already learned it. We'd encourage you to have a look through the extensive 'back catalogue' of previous projects to find one addressing a similar need to the one in your area, or to learn how others have overcome obstacles you might face.

'Workplace projects give a space for the MasterClass's challenging learning outcomes to change things at a grassroots level and then to keep changing them - and this is what makes a difference to people with Parkinson’s.’
Dr Peter Fletcher, academic director & founder of Parkinson's Academy


Spotlight projects


Siponimod use in Northern Ireland
By Conor Hughes, Clinical fellow, Royal Victoria Hospital
Empowering health visitors: maximizing SMA recognition, referral, and treatment outcomes through educational initiative
By Dr Ushma Patel. clinical fellow in paediatric neurology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust & Yvonne Julien, neuromuscular care advisor, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Development of a frailty memory service
By Dr Michelle McCarthy, Consultant community geriatrician, Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

All projects


Showing 1-5 of 5 projects

Improving MS patience service by liaising with multiI-professional team
By Natividad Veniegas, MS specialist nurse, James Cook Hospital
Development of a Parkinson’s team meeting
By Dr Louise Cormie, ST7 Geriatrics Raigmore Hospital
Specialist Care Team
By Louise Burnett, neuromuscular specialist nurse and care advisor & Peter Learmonth, children's neuro-muscular specialist nurse
Novel management of scoliosis in Severe Spinal Muscular Atrophy
By William Quelch, clinical research fellow, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Development of a dedicated combined neuromuscular-respiratory clinic for 16–24-year-olds with SMA and other complex neuromuscular disease.
By Emma Manchester,NMD adult physiotherapist, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Lisa Cutsey, neuromuscular transition nurse specialist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust