Laura Cockram and colleagues describe the work of Parkinson’s UK in developing an excellence network to improve disease-specific services, including a campaign to increase the number of Parkinson’s specialist nurses across the UK
This article outlines how health and social care services need to enable people with Parkinson’s disease to take control of their lives and what Parkinson’s UK is doing in partnership with health and social care professionals to achieve this. It describes the development of an excellence network to link professionals and lead improvements in services, and highlights the importance of getting the right care at the right time. Nurses have an important role in improving the patient experience by enabling people with the condition to have better control of their treatment and their lives.
Primary Health Care. 24, 10, 20-24. doi: 10.7748/phc.24.10.20.e945
Correspondence Peer reviewThis article has been subject to double blind peer review
Conflict of interestNone declared
Received: 19 December 2013
Accepted: 25 February 2014
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