Parkinson's UK Nurses

Parkinson's UK Nurses are experienced nurses with specialist experience, knowledge and skills in Parkinson's. They play a vital role in the care of people with Parkinson's.

They can also offer information and advice to the families of people with Parkinson's and other health and social care professionals involved in a person's care.

Parkinson's Nurses are a local source of expert knowledge offering:

• support to people to come to terms with their Parkinson's diagnosis
• guidance on managing medication make referrals on to other professionals such as speech and language therapists and physiotherapists
• help to people to manage their medications and get the best results from their medicines and reduce side effects
• training to other health and social care professionals who are involved with Parkinsons, for example helping to make sure that people with Parkinson's get their medication on time when they are in hospital

Parkinson's Nurses can provide expert care because they only work with people with Parkinson's. Parkinson's nurses work in hospitals, residential care homes and in the community.

In hospitals, Parkinson's nurses run nurse-led clinics and make sure that other hospital staff understand Parkinson's. They might work as part of a team with other professionals such as physiotherapists and psychologists.

If you have Parkinson's and you're admitted to hospital, the nurse can contact the ward staff to make sure they understand your condition and the importance of you getting your medication on time.

In the community, nurses also run nurse-led clinics.

These will be in a variety of places including rehabilitation clinics, GP's surgeries and local community hospitals.

Parkinson's nurses may also see people in their own homes, if the person is unable to attend clinics.

Nurses can also run telephone clinics or have dedicated times when people can call.

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