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  • Scotland’s Chief Allied Health Professions Officer will lace up her walking shoes on Saturday 6 September, to take part in the final MoonWalk Scotland in Edinburgh.
  • This will be the last MoonWalk in the capital, before the iconic overnight fundraising event, organised by cancer charity Walk the Walk, leaves Edinburgh after 19 years to go on tour to another city
  • Professor Carolyn McDonald (pictured), alongside fellow AHP Leaders Helen Moores-Poole and Anne Wallace (Team “Allied Angels”) will take on the Full Moon (26.2 miles) challenge wearing Walk the Walk’s trademark brightly decorated bras
  • The Chief AHP Officer leads the national strategy for the 14 allied health professions (AHPs) across Scotland, such as radiographers, physiotherapists, paramedics, dietitians and occupational therapists
  • AHPs are the third largest clinical workforce within NHS Scotland, playing a huge role in health promotion and also in frontline care, including for thousands of people with cancer.

Scotland’s Chief Allied Health Professions Officer, Professor Carolyn McDonald said:-

Team ‘Allied Angels’ is very excited to be taking part in next month’s final MoonWalk Scotland in Edinburgh.

As Allied Health Professions Leaders, we constantly strive to encourage people to walk for health, to build friendships and community and to support one another to improve their physical and mental health. This is an approach which we share with The MoonWalk organisers, Walk the Walk. We also support so many people across Scotland on their cancer journeys – just as Walk the Walk has done so brilliantly over the last 19 years.

We are thrilled to have this wonderful chance to celebrate the incredible impact which The MoonWalk has had over the years and also to say ‘thank you’.

  • People of all ages across Scotland can also get involved in the final MoonWalk Scotland in Edinburgh in a number of ways:-
  • Signing up for the Half Moon (13.1 miles) or Full Moon (26.2 miles) at The MoonWalk Scotland. Entries close at midnight on Monday 25th August
  • Taking part in the 5K ZOOM Walk on the morning of Sat 6th Sept – a challenge for all ages and abilities. Registration available until the day.
  • Registering as a Volunteer to make both events (starting from Holyrood Park) run smoothly

For more information about cancer charity Walk the Walk and to sign up as a Walker or Volunteer on Saturday 6th September, go to www.walkthewalk.org

PHOTO CAPTIONS

  • Image 1 Professor Carolyn McDonald, Scotland’s Chief Allied Health Professions Officer
  • MoonWalk Scotland Images 1-10 (credit Walk the Walk)

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5K ZOOM Walk Scotland 2025 and The MoonWalk Scotland 2025

  • Saturday 6th September 2025, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh
  • From 10.15am: 5K ZOOM Walk, open to all ages and abilities
  • From midnight: Full Moon (26.2 miles) or Half Moon (13.1 miles) – women and men wearing decorated bras and brightly coloured bra t-shirts, raising money and awareness for breast and other cancers
  • Sign up now for all Walk the Walk’s events at www.walkthewalk.org

Walk the Walk

  • Walk the Walk is a cancer charity, which is passionate about encouraging women and men to become fitter and healthier and to take control of their own well-being
  • The charity is best known as the organiser of its flagship overnight MoonWalk fundraising events in London, Scotland and Iceland
  • Walkers taking part in these events wear the charity’s statement decorated bras or brightly coloured bra t-shirts, to raise awareness, as well as funds for cancer prevention and research, and for the emotional and physical care of those living with cancer
  • Walk the Walk specialises in creating walking challenges and treks ranging from 5km to 100 miles and more
  • Walk the Walk also started the campaigns that Men Can Get Breast Cancer Too, and Anyone Can Get Breast Cancer, raising awareness for men
  • Walk the Walk has raised in excess of £145 million to date

Allied Health Professions Scotland

  • Art therapists
  • Dramatherapists
  • Music therapists
  • Podiatrists
  • Dietitians
  • Occupational therapists
  • Prosthetists and orthotists
  • Paramedics
  • Orthoptists
  • Physiotherapists
  • Diagnostic radiographers
  • Therapeutic radiographers
  • Speech and language therapists.