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The Multidisciplinary Parkinson's Disease Clinic

The Multidisciplinary Parkinson's clinic is based in the Specialist Assessment and Rehabilitation Centre (SPARC) at the London Road Community Hospital in Derby. The core multidisciplinary team includes:
Dr Rob Skelly FRCP, Consultant Physician and Honorary Assistant Professor
Dr Bushra Khizar MRCP, Consultant Physician
Dr Sarah Awan, Consultant in Palliative Medicine
Lisa Brown, Parkinson's Disease Nurse Specialist
Suzanne Filon, Parkinson's Disease Nurse Specialist
Olivia Strachan, Specialist Parkinson's Physiotherapist
Clare Johnson, Specialist Parkinson's Occupational Therapist [OT]
Caroline Bartliff, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Rachael Stinger, Occupational Therapist
Carol Cooper, Occupational Therapist
Sr Rosetta Hamilton, Manager, Specialist Rehabilitation
Amanda Jenkins, Staff Nurse

Weekly clinic
We hold a clinic most weeks on Friday. You may see a doctor or the Parkinson's Disease Nurse Specialist. You might also see an Occupationsl Therapist and/or physiotherapist. You might also have an assessment from a general nurse for assessment of bladder and bowels and bone health.
It is most important that you bring with you to all hospital appointments an up to date list of medication including doses and timings.

Additional services
In the course of assessment, the team may recommend:
-a specific programme of physiotherapy
-the anxiety management group
-a speech therapy assessment
-assessment by the continence adviser
-referral to a dietitian.
-handwriting group

Virtual clinic
Our patients often phone for advice. Often the nurse can deal with the query. If not the matter can be discussed at the weekly team meeting. This may result in:
- telephone advice,
- a therapy review,
- an early PD clinic appointment,
- or a home visit by the PD nurse or OT
Patients too frail to attend the PD clinic may also be discussed by the team at this weekly meeting. We also offer telephone and video consultations

Mental Health Services
Mental Health services are currently provided by a seperate health trust, Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Kaanthan Jawahar, consultant in Old Age Psychiatry, joined the multidisciplinary Parkinsons clinic in March 2024. From time to time trainee psychiatrists attend the Multidisciplinary Parkinson's Clinc and provide useful help and advice.

Dr Chris Taylor