Protect Parkinson's nurses campaign in England
Financial pressure across the NHS in England is threatening
Parkinson's nurse posts. Together we can fight to protect
front-line Parkinson's nurses from
cuts.
Use our simple email template to tell your PCT that
Parkinson's nurses save money.
Help us protect our existing nurses
Take part in our
campaign by sending the email above. You'll be helping us protect
our existing nurses and make clear to NHS decision-makers that
cutting Parkinson's nurses would be a false economy.
The decision-makers who have this power are local NHS managers
and commissioners.
They work either in primary care trusts (PCTs) or the new GP
groups that are being established as part of the reform of the NHS
in England.
Parkinson's nurses can stop people with Parkinson's from having to go into hospital and
they reduce the time needed by the consultant.
This means that Parkinson's nurses make a vital contribution to
the savings that currently need to be made across the NHS.
Image above: Lisa, Parkinson's nurse, and Sheena, who has
Parkinson's
Threats to Parkinson's nurse services
Financial pressures across the NHS in England have created risks
to Parkinson's nurse posts in England.
I've had excellent support from a Parkinson's nurse that has now been withdrawn. I’m really worried about what the future will hold.
Paul, who has Parkinson's
We surveyed Parkinson's nurses in England in March 2011. 27% of
nurses who responded have had to change the way they work.
This includes:
- stopping home visits where they care for the most vulnerable
and high need patients
- being required to work as general nurses back on the ward
- removing administrative support so there is less time to see
patients
Losing community-based Parkinson's nurses could cost the NHS in
England £19.5million in increased admissions to hospital and demand
on consultant time.
Losing hospital-based Parkinson's nurses might cost the NHS in
England up to £15.6million in longer time spent in hospital.
Employing an extra 60 nurses would provide adequate access
across England and could save the NHS up to £7.1million.
More information is available in our campaigning document
Protect Parkinson's nurses
in England and save the NHS money (PDF, 605KB).
Add your comments to our map
Add your comments to our map and
help us show what a difference Parkinson's nurses make.
Tell us what your Parkinson's nurse means to you. Or tell us why
you need one.
In this section
If you're in the rest of the UK
In Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales we're not
seeing the same threat to Parkinson's nurse posts. But we still
need more nurses.
If you're in Wales, tell your Assembly
Members about the importance of Parkinson's nurses.
And everyone in the UK can add comments
to our map. Help us show what a difference Parkinson's nurses
make.
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