Nursing Times highlights work of Devon Parkinson's nurse
2 February 2012
A specialist Parkinson's nurse from Devon has been highlighted
as a role model in a recent edition of the Nursing Times.
Read the full Nursing
Times article: 'Sometimes Parkinson’s patients have complex needs
and it helps having someone to see them at home'.
Nursing initiative
Parkinson's nurses provide support and expertise to people affected by Parkinson's.
We're delighted to see their vital work championed in this way.
2 years ago, Lynn Gill - specialist Parkinson's nurse at
Northern Devon Healthcare - and her team started an
initiative to prevent people with Parkinson's being admitted to hospital
unnecessarily.
Lynn works with people with Parkinson's across Devon, visiting
them at home.
She assesses them and arranges a treatment plan to make sure
that their Parkinson's is well-managed and that they can remain at
home for as long as possible.
This not only benefits people with Parkinson's, and their
families and carers, but can also save the NHS money.
This is highlighted in our Protect
Parkinson's nurses campaign and a recent neurology report from the National Audit
Office.
Parkinson's nurses
Lynn has also worked to educate other members of staff about
Parkinson's through an education day in 2009.
She's holding a similar education day this year, during Parkinson's Awareness Week 2012.
Parkinson's nurses provide support
and expertise to people with Parkinson's and their families and
carers.
We're delighted to see their vital work championed in this
way.
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