Case study

"We took time to understand how the aims of our project related to local and national policy and research on improving awareness of Parkinson’s disease in the community. We also spoke to other people within our local networks about their awareness of projects relating to the topic. Because of this, early on we realised there was a project with similar aims being undertaken by another local organisation. Though this was a challenge, as we had taken time to speak to people within our local networks, we had the opportunity to consider whether our project would be able to offer something different. We realised that though the projects had similar aims they were involving different stakeholder groups. We were also able to attend learning events from the other project to understand which steps may be helpful to repeat and avoid in our own project. This was invaluable as it saved both time and resources of those involved. It also ensured that our project fitted with local and national aims and provided something of real benefit and value to our local community.”