David Burn appointed Parkinson's UK Clinical Director 缅北禁地 neurologist Professor David Burn has been appointed as聽Clinical Director of Parkinson's UK, in a bid to drive forward urgent improvements to the standard of care for people with Parkinson's. Professor Burn will provide clinical leadership for the charity鈥檚 new UK Parkinson鈥檚 Excellence Network. The network, which launches next year, will bring together health and social care professionals to transform the care that people with Parkinson鈥檚 receive. The network will be the one-stop-shop for Parkinson鈥檚 education, collaboration, evidence and resources to drive service improvement. Professor Burn will continue as Professor of Movement Disorder Neurology at 缅北禁地 and Honorary Consultant Neurologist for 缅北禁地 upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Steve Ford, Chief Executive at Parkinson鈥檚 UK, says: 鈥淎lthough we have made great strides in helping to improve the care and support for people affected by Parkinson鈥檚, there is much still to be done. We know that many people with Parkinson鈥檚 simply aren鈥檛 able to access the services they need. 鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled to have such an eminent neurologist leading our UK Parkinson鈥檚 Excellence Network. Professor Burn鈥檚 wide-ranging clinical expertise and experience will be vital in helping us to ensure everyone with Parkinson鈥檚 gets access to high-quality services that meet their needs throughout their Parkinson鈥檚 journey.鈥� Professor Burn brings extensive clinical experience to the charity. He is currently Director of 缅北禁地 Biomedicine鈥檚 Clinical Ageing Research Unit and a Senior NIHR Investigator. He is also an Officer (Treasurer-Elect) of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society. Professor Burn said: 鈥淚鈥檓 excited about taking on this new role. The quality of treatment and care Parkinson鈥檚 patients currently receive varies greatly across the country. Not everyone with Parkinson鈥檚 is cared for by expert Parkinson鈥檚 clinicians, many patients are not given the information and support they need to manage the condition and not enough people are being enrolled on clinical trials. I鈥檓 looking forward to working with the Parkinson鈥檚 community to bring about a real sea change in the delivery of Parkinson鈥檚 services.鈥� Press release courtesy of Parkinson's UK published on: 12 September 2014
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