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Parkinson’s disease, palliative care and older people: part 2

01 April 2004

Nursing Older People

CPD

In the second of two articles on palliative care for people with Parkinson’s disease, the authors consider other aspects of care relevant to this complex stage. They...

Parkinson’s disease, palliative care and older people: part 1

01 March 2004

Nursing Older People

CPD

In the first of two articles on palliative care for people with Parkinson’s disease, the authors revise the common features of the disease, its different stages and...

Managing Parkinson’s disease in long-term care

01 December 2002

Nursing Older People

CPD

Parkinson’s disease affects one in every 100 people over the age of 60 and one in ten nursing home residents. This article explores common problems associated with...

Diagnosis and management of Parkinson’s disease: what the NICE guidelines say, and why

01 April 2008

Primary Health Care

General

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition resulting from the degeneration of the dopamine containing cells of the area of the brain known...

Nurse prescribing and Parkinson’s disease nurse specialists - the debate

01 March 2001

Primary Health Care

General

When the government announced its intention to extend nurse prescribing, many Parkinson’s disease nurse specialists (PDNS) expressed views that this offered much...