Supporting Parkinson's nurses
Specialist Parkinson's nurses play a
crucial role in the management of Parkinson's.
We are firmly committed to helping them develop their skills and
to providing useful resources they can use in their roles.
In 2011 our Fair care for Parkinson's
campaign is focusing on fair access to Parkinson's nurses.
Healthy Alliance
We're firmly committed to helping Parkinson's nurses develop their skills and to providing useful resources.
Healthy Alliance is a unique collaboration between Parkinson's
UK and GlaxoSmithKline, to provide a dedicated package of support
and training for Parkinson's nurses across the UK.
Healthy Alliance runs:
- an induction programme for new Parkinson's nurses
- a national conference for Parkinson's nurses and nurses with a
special interest in Parkinson's
- service development workshops in all the regional Parkinson's
nurse groups across the UK
Healthy Alliance resources
- a Parkinson's atlas nurses can use to explain Parkinson's to
patients in a language they understand
- a signs and symptoms DVD nurses can
use to educate other staff about Parkinson's
- a CD ROM teaching pack consisting of slides explaining
Parkinson's for use with fellow health professionals
- a 'traffic light' poster for use on hospital wards to raise
awareness of key management issues relating to Parkinson's
- a Parkinson's Audit Support Service (PASS) which supports the
implementation of key recommendation in the NICE guideline, by
providing a dedicated service to audit Parkinson's practice
- a quarterly update
To find out more about Healthy Alliance, contact Juliet Ashton,
Parkinson's Nurse Advisor, Healthy Alliance on 07717 800707.
Nurse competency framework
We have collaborated with the Parkinson's Disease Nurse
Specialist Association (PDNSA) and the Royal College of Nursing
(RCN) to produce an integrated career and competency framework for
nurses working in Parkinson's.
Competency framework for nurses working in
Parkinson's management (PDF, 410KB)
Other support networks
You can also join our Professionals' Network for Parkinson's information tailored to your professional needs.
The PDNSA website is a national resource and network for
Parkinson's nurses, as well as other healthcare professionals, to
share knowledge, expertise and best practice about Parkinson's and
its management.
There's also a members' area with documents and suggested
guidelines and access to an online forum with the opportunity to
debate pertinent issues.
The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) is the professional
association for doctors who practice geriatric medicine. A special
interest section of the BGS is devoted to Parkinson's.
Join our Professionals' Network
Our Professionals' Network offers
you the latest information about Parkinson's tailored to your
professional needs.
It's free for all health and social care professionals.
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