ROYAL Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Parkinsons UK Excellence Network Awards.
To qualify for the Innovation in Practice category, entrants must have been shown a new technique, patient pathway, use of digital technology, or have adapted a practice to meet challenges.
Finalists have either been nominated by a member of the Parkinson’s community or a peer working in health and social care.
The RBFT specialist care team were shortlisted from 30 entries and is one of six shortlisted finalists, who will either be highly commended or a category winner.
And one finalist going on to win the overall Excellence Network Award.
Dr Apurba Chatterjee, consultant physician for elderly care medicine, at RBFT said: “As a team we are delighted that our project has been shortlisted for Parkinson’s UK Excellence Network Award this year.
“We have worked hard to develop the Advance Care pathway for patients who are in the complex stage of the disease to offer holistic care for the patients and respect their choices and wishes.”
The winners will be announced at the virtual event co-hosted by Parkinson’s UK’s president Jane Asher and Terence Manning, a former head teacher, living with Parkinson’s, this Thursday.
Ms Asher said she loves these awards.
“They give us a chance to celebrate great care for people affected by Parkinson’s,” she said. “Care that makes a difference not only in the consulting room, but to peoples’ everyday lives in the community.”
For more information on the awards, visit: parkinsons.org.uk/excellencenetwork
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