A new approach to care is transforming the lives of patients with Parkinson's disease and has promise for other long term conditions like COPD and rheumatoid arthritis, say Dutch researchers in The BMJ.Evidence suggests it empowers patients, improves the quality of care, shifts care away from institutions and into the community, and lowers healthcare costs.Parkinson's disease is a common and disabling neurodegenerative disorder. Most patients live with the disease for many years and the burden on patients and carers is considerable.

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