Dawn Harding
Retired Chief Executive of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (2004–2024); Chair of Trustees, Spotlight YOPD; KFSM recipient and advocate for firefighters with Parkinson's disease.
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Jun 24, 2026
Pete WakefieldHOST
there like why is Parkinson's becoming a conversation for the fire service that we really need to pay attention to rather than waiting down the line for some sort of definitive answer
Dawn HardingGUEST
One of the issues, I guess, is that the typical view of somebody with Parkinson's has been sort of an older person with tremor and motor dysfunctionality.
Dawn HardingGUEST
In reality, there is an increase in young-onset Parkinson's disease, so people being diagnosed much earlier.
Dawn HardingGUEST
Nearly everybody I've spoken to has recognised that something wasn't quite right many years before it's confirmed that it's Parkinson's.
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