Caring for your patient with Parkinson's booklet
This booklet is for hospital staff. It tells you everything you need to know about Parkinson's, and how to provide the highest quality care for your patients.
- Care strategies
- Inpatient care and medicines management
- Mental health
- Service improvement
- Side effects
- Symptoms
- Treatments and medication
- Publications
- Dietitian
- Doctor (geriatrician)
- Doctor (neurologist)
- Healthcare assistant
- Nurse (Parkinson's nurse)
- Nurse (other)
- Occupational therapist
- Pharmacist
- Physiotherapist
- Psychologist
- Speech and language therapist
- Diagnosis
- End of life
- Maintenance
The booklet includes information on the signs, symptoms and treatments for Parkinson's, and advice on looking after people with the condition.
It’s aimed at hospital ward staff who do not have specialist training in caring for people with Parkinson’s, but who are likely to encounter this patient group in their work.
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