TRAINING & CARE PROGRAMMES

EPAC (Edinburgh Parkinson's Assessment Clinic)

Although the majority of patients are carefully monitored by their GP, some being regularly seen by hospital specialists as well, these services are not always able to provide the support that is often needed in addition to drug therapy. In Parkinson's disease, disabilities develop relatively slowly.To help patients and carers LIVE with the condition over many years, regular assessment is needed, not just by doctors, but by an integrated specialist team of Physiotherapist, Speech Therapist and Occupational Therapist.

 

The clinic provides the opportunity for members of the team to give patients plenty of time for reassurance and practical advice, time to talk things over and ask all manner of questions in a relaxed atmosphere. Each patient is initially seen by all members of the team together to discuss general issues relating to their condition; following this, time is spent with each member of the team individually. Plenty of time is deliberately allocated in each interview for patients and carers to discuss in detail their questions about the disease progress, its complications and treatment. Full Details