Holidays are for relaxing. And Parkinson’s shouldn’t prevent you enjoying a stress-free getaway. Next time you plan a trip, whether with family or alone, consider packing the relaunched Parkinson’s Passport alongside your other travel documents, medications and treatments.
Download your free copy of the Parkinson’s Passport
The Parkinson’s Passport has been created by the Parkinson’s Europe team in collaboration with healthcare professionals, our member organisations, and our industry partners.
It provides essential medical information and helps others understand what people with Parkinson’s may need when travelling and staying away from home.
The passport, which relaunched last year in a number of different languages, has been downloaded more than 4.5k times to date.
“We are delighted by the success of the Parkinson’s Passport, having seen the popularity of the printable and digital versions in different languages,” says Parkinson’s Europe’s Director of Communications Laura Vickers-Green.
“All the translated versions contain the same information. So if you are travelling from the UK to France, for example, you can easily complete both the English and French versions to use at different stages of your journey.
“It has been wonderful to hear how the new and improved Parkinson’s Passport is helping people living with Parkinson’s to feel safer and less stressed when travelling. If you have not already downloaded it, we encourage you to do so!”
Download Parkinson’s Passport for easier travel
The Parkinson’s Passport is a free, downloadable resource that allows you to document a huge range of essential details, including:
- General information about Parkinson’s
- Any Parkinson’s-related issues that might make travel more challenging for you
- Your emergency contacts, and details of devices or implants you may carry or wear
- Your medication requirements and details of any clinical trials in which you are currently partaking
- How Deep Brain Stimulation devices can affect airport screening and scanning services
- And much more
It is available in English, Français (French), Italiano (Italian), Deutsch (German), (Spanish), Português (Portuguese), and Nederlands (Dutch). Users can complete the passport digitally and save it on their phone, or print a paper copy to complete by hand.
Download the Parkinson’s Passport here.
Have you used the Parkinson’s Passport on your travels? If so please let the Parkinson’s Europe team know at [email protected]. We would love to know if you found it helpful!
