Some of the questions we are all asking as we start coming out of the COVID-19 lockdown include:
- How has the coronavirus crisis affected access to Parkinson’s treatment?
- How can people with Parkinson’s look after their mental wellbeing?
- Do you think the coronavirus crisis will have a long-term impact on people with Parkinson’s?
Four healthcare professionals share how services have adapted, and their advice for people with Parkinson’s resulting from the pandemic.
- Emma Edwards: I’m a mental health nurse in the UK – however for the last 10 years I’ve worked as a Parkinson’s specialist nurse in the community.
- Joaquim Ferreira: I am a neurologist mainly working in the field of Parkinson disease for the past 25 years. I am also professor of neurology and clinical pharmacology at the University of Lisbon, Portugal.
- Miriam Parry: I work as senior Parkinson’s Disease nurse specialist (PDNS) at King’s College Hospital NHS, Parkinson’s Foundation Centre of Excellence in London, UK.
- Rick Helmich: I live in Nijmegen, the Netherlands and work as a neurologist and neuroscientist at the Radboud University Medical Centre.
The most important thing for the community is strengthening support and continuing care, keeping the links between patients, their families, caregivers and health professionals.
Read the full interview from this article in Parkinson’s Life – here.