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Health Professionals section on The Movement Disorder Society website

Visit this Web page and complete the Needs Assessment Survey. You will also find valuable information and resources related to your specialty. www.movementdisorders.org

Pharmacists from UK medicines Information have prepared the following advice, with suggested alternatives to address the potential supply problem with Sinemet preparations.

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The PSP Association and the Sarah Matheson Trust (SMT) are conducting a survey of PD Nurse Specialists to better understand the prevalence of PSP, CBD and MSA across the UK. They would be most grateful if you could take a couple of minutes to complete the survey.

This will help to determine support and services available across the country. Download the survey here.

Parkinson’s UK have now launched a Professional Network. You'll receive 6 e-bulletins a year and profession specific updates as the network builds. We want to build a community of health and social care professionals with an interest in Parkinson's. It's free to join and we welcome all in health and social care with an interest in Parkinson's.

The link is at www.parkinsons.org.uk/professionalsnetwork and you click on Join the Professionals' Network now.

It's simple to register - should only take a couple of minutes. Give a mailing address if you'd like to receive things in the post including the free mug and mouse mat! But if you just like electronic communication you don't need to give a mail address.

The Latest version of Transmitter May 2010 is now available to download from our members section:

Issue 15 includes:

• Chair’s News
• Editor’s News
• This season’s must have...
• Charity explains decision to rebrand
• Committee members / Dates for your diary 2010

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The competency framework for nurses working in Parkinson’s disease management

Has been published to the PDNSA Website Download the document here! pdf format

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This revised competency framework describes the knowledge and skills required by nurses to manage the care of people living with Parkinson’s disease in any healthcare setting and offers signposts for good practice. It addresses a number of political and professional issues, including Agenda for Change (DH, 1999), the need for leadership in nursing, the need for the development of standards, fi tness for practice and the increased focus on work-based and lifelong learning and clinical supervision for nurses. This revised document has now also been mapped to the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework... _{Read the whole document}

Copy of the email sent out to our members 9th March 2010

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Please be aware that all versions of the PDNSA Standing order (Bankers Order) Form downloaded before 27th January 2010 is missing a 0 (zero) at the beginning of the PDNSA Account Number.

The seven figure number should contain 8 figures including a preceding 0.

If you have any concerns regarding this error please contact us here or download a corrected form here.

Welcome to our new look website please feel free to look around and investigate the new features and pages for more information please read on...