Parkinson's disease is a common and complex neurodegenerative condition. Sadly, through Datix reporting of incidents we know there are shortfalls in the quality of care for inpatients with Parkinson's disease who are admitted non-electively. This is largely due to the lack of understanding of the complex requirements of patients with Parkinson’s and particularly the importance of getting medication on time.
In this Q&A Practice Development Nurse Jess Cooke talks about how her experience treating those with Parkinson’s motivated her to improve how we care for people with the condition at The Countess.