Glamorgan doctor honoured for Parkinson's work
Dr Biju Mohamed was presented with the honour as he retires from his role after eight years
DOCTOR AWARDED: Service Improvement Adviser at Parkinson’s UK Cymru Callum Hughes with Dr Biju Mohamed
A doctor has had his dedication to patients living with Parkinson's in Glamorgan honoured.
Dr Biju Mohamed was presented with a plaque by the UK Parkinson’s Excellence Network. A Consultant Geriatrician at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, he became the first Parkinson’s UK Excellence Network Regional Lead for South Wales.
Dr Mohamed is stepping down from his role with the Excellence Network after eight years. The network helps health and social care professionals provide better support for people with Parkinson's.
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They bring together and support health and social care professionals to share best practice, provide resources and education, and drive improvements to services for people with Parkinson’s and their families. During his tenure, Dr Mohamed also developed a web app, and an accompanying website with the help of Parkinson’s UK Cymru, which is full of useful information and advice for people who have the condition.
Dr Mohamed, 47, said: “It's been my privilege to work with Parkinson's UK for many years to spread best practice between health professionals and positively impact lives of people with Parkinson's and their loved ones. Giving the patients the necessary information, I think that’s really important, because there is a limitation to what medication and treatment can do.
“But I think there’s no limitation to what information can do to help people with Parkinson’s. The key thing is that every person with Parkinson’s is different.
“Having met thousands of patients with Parkinson’s over the last 20 years, no two patients have the same problems and no two solutions work the same for every patient. It’s a condition where you have to individualise the treatment for every patient.
“The more and more I learn about Parkinson’s the more and more I learn to listen to the person with Parkinson’s and tailor the care towards them.”
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