Health bosses aim to reduce medication wait times for Parkinson's patients across the Northumbria NHS Trust.
The move comes as the service aims to improve on medication errors across the service. A total of 80% of Parkinson's patients are given their medication within 30 minutes, but the NHS Trust wants to increase that to 95% and eliminate waiting times beyond one hour.
According to the NHS, Parkinson's disease is a condition in which parts of the brain become progressively damaged over many years. Symptoms include tremors, slow movements and stiff inflexible muscles.
