Resources for Professionals

This consensus statement addresses key medicine management issues for hospitalised Parkinson's patients, and outlines how policies can be developed locally to improve outcomes. 

The MoCA (Nasreddine et al 2005) is a brief cognitive screening tool for Mild Cognitive Impairment. It is intended for use by health professionals only.

This guideline covers diagnosing and managing Parkinson's, aiming to improve case from the time of diagnosis.

This booklet is for people with Parkinson's and the people in their lives to start the conversation about taking part in research.

This revised competency framework describes the competencies (in terms of knowledge, education and skills) required by specialist nurses (PDNS) to provide safe and effective care for people with Parkinson's.

This anticipatory care plan outlines the common complications people with Parkinson's might experience in the community, why these may arise and what actions professionals can take to address them to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.

This tool assesses speed, amplitude and rhythm of movements.

A comprehensive 50 question assessment of both motor and non-motor symptoms associated with Parkinson's.

This questionnaire can be given to people with Parkinson's in order to aid health and social care professionals to assess their non-motor symptoms.

The LPAS is a validated, physiotherapy-specific function measurement tool for use by physiotherapists to assess the gait and bed mobility of people with Parkinson's.