WELCOME TO OUR PARKINSON'S PLACE!

I HAVE PARKINSON'S DISEASES AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A PLACE WHERE THE CONTENTS OF UPDATED NEWS IS FOUND IN ONE PLACE. THAT IS WHY I BEGAN THIS BLOG.

I COPY NEWS ARTICLES PERTAINING TO RESEARCH, NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE, DEMENTIA, THE BRAIN, DEPRESSION AND PARKINSON'S WITH DYSTONIA. I ALSO POST ABOUT FUNDRAISING FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND EVENTS. I TRY TO BE UP-TO-DATE AS POSSIBLE.

I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR IT'S CONTENTS. I AM JUST A COPIER OF INFORMATION SEARCHED ON THE COMPUTER. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE COPIES ARE JUST THAT, COPIES AND AT TIMES, I AM UNABLE TO ENLARGE THE WORDING OR KEEP IT UNIFORMED AS I WISH. IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND I AM A PERSON WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE. I HAVE NO MEDICAL EDUCATION,

I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT I READ ON THE INTERNET. IT IS UP TO YOU TO DECIDE WHETHER TO READ IT AND TALK IT OVER WITH YOUR DOCTOR. I AM JUST THE COPIER OF DOCUMENTS FROM THE COMPUTER. I DO NOT HAVE PROOF OF FACT OR FICTION OF THE ARTICLE. I ALSO TRY TO PLACE A LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH ARTICLE TO SHOW WHERE I RECEIVED THE INFORMATION SO THAT YOU MAY WANT TO VISIT THEIR SITE.

THIS IS FOR YOU TO READ AND TO ALWAYS KEEP AN OPEN MIND.

PLEASE DISCUSS THIS WITH YOUR DOCTOR, SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, OR CONCERNS. NEVER DO ANYTHING WITHOUT TALKING TO YOUR DOCTOR FIRST..

I DO NOT MAKE ANY MONEY FROM THIS WEBSITE. I VOLUNTEER MY TIME TO HELP ALL OF US TO BE INFORMED.

I WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY ADVERTISEMENT OR HEALING POWERS, HEALING FROM HERBS AND ETC. UNLESS IT HAS GONE THROUGH TRIALS AND APPROVED BY FDA. IT WILL GO INTO SPAM.

THIS IS A FREE SITE FOR ALL WITH NO ADVERTISEMENTS

THANK YOU FOR VISITING! TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

TRANSLATE

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Audit reinforces importance of Parkinson’s nurses

Aug. 9, 2016

Most patients with Parkinson’s disease have access to a specialist nurse but a significant number remain unable to contact them between reviews, according the largest audit of its kind.

The results of the 2015 UK Parkinson’s Audit, the largest dataset obtained to date about the quality of care provided to UK patients with Parkinson’s, were published today.
“It is great to see that the overwhelming majority of people have access to a specialist nurse”
Jacqueline Young
Developed to address the concerns of professionals and patients, the audit assesses the quality of care provided to people with Parkinson’s, across a range of clinical areas against national guidelines.The audit, co-ordinated by the UK Parkinson’s Excellence Network, reported on care provided to 8,846 Parkinson’s patients from 30 April to 30 September 2015.It is the first year to include a “patient reported experience measure”, obtained by directly surveying patients.The results will play a “key role in connecting and equipping” professionals to implement the changes identified by the audit, said the network.
It highlighted that the audit indicates many areas of good practice, with the vast majority of people with Parkinson’s who completed the survey (94.1%) able to access a Parkinson’s nurse. However, only 74.6% of patients reported that they could contact their Parkinson’s nurse for advice between review appointments, meaning a “lack of access to support for significant periods of time”.
Meanwhile, the network described as “worrying” that only 50% of patients reported getting their medication on time while in hospital.Of those who did not always receive their medication on time, 38.3% said that this had a negative or significantly negative effect on their health, the audit found.

Jacqueline Young, nursing lead for the UK Parkinson’s Audit, said: “We know the huge impact Parkinson’s nurses have on the lives of people living with the condition, so it is great to see that the overwhelming majority of people have access to a specialist nurse.“Parkinson’s nurse posts have demonstrated significant savings to the NHS,” she said. “On average a nurse can save £43,812 in reducing the number of consultant appointments, £80,000 in unplanned hospital admissions and £147,021 in days spent in hospital by providing care in local settings.“All this maintains patients’ quality of life, while ensuring costly emergency hospital admission and crises are kept at a minimum,” she added.
Regarding getting medication on time in hospital, Ms Young noted that over the last two years Parkinson’s UK had funded nurse posts within the acute sector with the main objective to raise awareness of medication management and correct procedures.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/news/reviews-and-reports/audit-reinforces-importance-of-parkinsons-nurses/7009828.article?

No comments:

Post a Comment