Dr Doug MacMahon - Pavilion Health Today https://pavilionhealthtoday.com Supporting healthcare professionals to deliver the best patient care Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:07:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/android-chrome-384x384-1-100x100.png Dr Doug MacMahon - Pavilion Health Today https://pavilionhealthtoday.com 32 32 Life after guidelines: what’s new in Parkinson’s disease? https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/gm/life-after-guidelines-whats-new-in-parkinsons-disease/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=life-after-guidelines-whats-new-in-parkinsons-disease Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pavilionhealthtoday.com/uncategorized/life-after-guidelines-whats-new-in-parkinsons-disease/ It has been five years since NICE published its guidance for Parkinson's disease. There have been several new developments since the publication of this guidance, including new drugs, new formulations and some controversial changes in strategy. The fundamental principles of managing Parkinson's disease have not changed but in the light of these developments, some aspects of care may need to be re-thought.

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]]> NICE or nasty€” discuss? https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/gm/nice-or-nasty-discuss/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nice-or-nasty-discuss Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pavilionhealthtoday.com/uncategorized/nice-or-nasty-discuss/ NICE was established by the former Health Minister, Frank Dobson in 1999. Its website quotes its remit as €œan independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health.€ It was to €œensure everyone has equal access to medical treatments and high quality care from the NHS€”regardless of where they live in England and Wales€. It was hoped that the post-code lottery would be consigned to the dustbin of history!

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]]> Excessive daytime sleepiness in Parkinson’s disease https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/gm/excessive-daytime-sleepiness-in-pd/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=excessive-daytime-sleepiness-in-pd Sun, 30 Apr 2006 23:00:00 +0000 https://www.pavilionhealthtoday.com/uncategorized/excessive-daytime-sleepiness-in-pd/ Man sleeping in a hospital bed, sleep quality

Dr Doug MacMahon looks at the causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS), its diagnosis and management. 

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