Parkinson's Sufferers Need Wider Access to Specialist Occupational Therapists, Says Audit

Carried out by the UK's Parkinson's Excellence Network, the audit -- which was the largest of its kind - showed that while people with Parkinson's are mostly referred appropriately to an occupational therapist, improvements could still be made to their care.

Specifically, the audit advocated increasing access to occupational therapists specialising in Parkinson's services as a way if improving patient care, alongside offering an increase in tailored induction and support strategies for patients and carers.

As it stands, less than 13 percent of surveyed occupational therapy services working in an integrated clinic when seeing Parkinson's patients, and 44.7 percent of occupational therapy services were members of a Parkinson's services could improve patient care.