Can charities achieve more when they stop competing and start collaborating—even on the biggest goals of all, like curing Parkinson’s and dementia?
In this episode, Tim and Piers sit down with Helen Matthews (CEO, Cure Parkinson’s) and Dr Leah Mursaleen (Head of Clinical Research, Alzheimer’s Research UK) to explore a ground-breaking partnership between two of the UK’s leading medical research charities.
The pair reveal how the joint project is helping scientists and patients work together to design faster, fairer, more effective research - and why collaboration, not competition, is the only way forward when you’re tackling global health challenges.
💡 Plus: what good patient involvement actually looks like, why language matters, and how this partnership is challenging power dynamics in medical research.
Useful links:Cure Parkinson’s
The Children's Hyperinsulinism Charity
Chapters:
(00:28) Coming up
(02:03) Off on hols
(05:55) Introducing Helen and Leah
(07:05) Helen and Leah - Part 1
(26:37) Third sector news
(32:38) Helen and Leah - Part 2
(54:44) Small charity spotlight
(58:19) See you soon
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