• Why?

• Who?

• What tissue?

• Other donor schemes

• Tissue retrieval

• Afterwards

• Research

• Storage

• Disposal

• Funding

• Medical history

• Confidentiality

• Changing your mind

• What now?

• The forms

Donation of Tissue to the UK Parkinson's Disease Society Tissue Bank

Thank you for seeking further information about donating tissue for research into Parkinson's disease.

We have prepared some information for you in the format of answers to questions that we have often been asked. Please do take some time to read through the following pages. It is vital that you feel you have sufficient information to make the important decision of whether to become a tissue donor. Also, please discuss your bequest with your family; it is important that they do not have any objections to your wishes.

If you or members of your family would like to discuss any aspect of tissue donation, you are welcome to contact Dr Kirstin Goldring (Manager of the Tissue Bank) by telephone on 020 8383 4917 or e-mail, at the above address.