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Motor Neurone Disease care pathway
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Motor Neurone Disease Association tool to improve quality of life
The Motor Neurone Disease Association has launched a pathway tool to help professionals involved in the care of people with the condition understand and meet their needs more effectively.
In recognition that Motor Neurone Disease is a complex and often rapidly progressing neurological condition, the Year of Care pathway lists all the possible care and equipment needs that a person with the disease may have over a 12 month period. Each has a cost attached to help commissioners and health and social care professionals plan and deliver services in a proactive and timely way.
The pathway takes the form of a spreadsheet, with one axis listing the various stages in loss of function and the other listing the services and personnel involved in the care of people with Motor Neurone Disease. It relates the individual’s need for health and social care services to the progression of their disease, where they are likely to experience increasing difficulty with speech, swallowing, walking and breathing.
For a copy, contact MND Connect.
Posted on 02 September, 2008
