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They also make wonderful promises of help - which they can't / won't keep. Huh. Quoting rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]>: > Health workers lack knowledge of Parkinson's > 15 August 2008 > > Health professionals in England lack medical knowledge and up to date > training on the mental health issues associated with Parkinson's disease, > according to new research. > The Parkinson's Disease Society (PDS) found that many of the 470 > professional they surveyed had difficulty identifying the symptoms > associated with Parkinson's. Around a third of those surveyed were not > confident they could effectively diagnose a case of the degenerative disease > > and more than half of those surveyed had not received any training in the > last two years. > As a result of the survey PDS is holding a one-day health conference for > professionals wanting to update their mental health knowledge. > Daiga Heisters, national education advisor at the PDS, said: "The > Parkinson's and Mental Health Education Project has clearly identified the > need for health and social care professionals to increase their > understanding of Parkinson's and related mental health issues." > The three main symptoms of Parkinson's are tremors, slowness of movement and > > stiffness or rigidity of muscles, according to PDS. > > © Adfero Ltd > > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn