Providing better support to people with Parkinson's in the community and preventing unnecessary hospital admissions This interactive guide, developed using feedback from Excellence Network members, looks at how you can prevent unnecessary hospital admissions for people with Parkinson's.
Quick Reference Cards (UK) for physiotherapists These Quick Reference Cards (UK) are for a physiotherapist to use when working with people with Parkinson's. They show how to take a patient's history, do a physical examination, and plan and carry out physiotherapy treatment.
Short film for teachers: listen to my thoughts This short film, created by Lyn Fearn, demonstrates the importance of parents and teachers understanding Parkinson's and its impact on the children affected
The Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) This questionnaire assesses how often people affected by Parkinson's experience difficulties across 8 dimensions of daily living.
Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale (UDysRS) This scale evaluates the involuntary movements that can be associated with long term treatment with dopaminergic medication.
Unified Dystonia Rating Scale (UDRS) The rating scale allows clinicians to evaluate the level of dystonia experienced by people affected by Parkinson's.
Parkinson's disease sleep scale (PDSS-2) This rating scale enables health and social care professionals to quantify the level of sleep disruption in order to determine treatment.
Parkinson's disease fatigue scale This rating scale can be used to assess levels of fatigue and measure any changes that treatment or lifestyle changes may effect.
Excellence Network data dashboards This tool provides a snapshot of data about hospital episode data trends and incidents and prescribing information for CCGs all in one place.
Exercise framework for professionals We worked with people with Parkinson's, expert physiotherapists and exercise professionals to produce a Parkinson's exercise framework.
