Transforming Parkinson's Care Across Borders: A Collaborative Look at Innovation in Practice

Kneu Health was proud to host Dr Michele Tagliati from Cedars Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles, during a recent visit to the UK this September. The team met with clinicians at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) led by nurse specialist Amanda Hulejczuk who heads their nurse-lead Parkinson's service. The delegation also included representatives from Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex and Health Innovation East, as well as Mark Watson, Enterprise Architect at NHS England. The visit was part of a shared commitment to exploring new models of Parkinson's care — ones that are proactive, personalised, and scalable across healthcare systems.

While coming from different healthcare settings — one nurse-led and the other physician-led — both services were surprised by how remarkably similar their approaches and challenges were.

Common Challenges, Shared Learnings

The discussion focused on how both services are tackling similar problems: increasing patient complexity, limited neurologist capacity, and a growing need for more personalised care. A major focus was how device-aided therapy, supported by digital platforms like Kneu Health, can improve clinical insight, streamline workflows, and ultimately improve patient outcomes. The focus was also on supporting holistic care and keeping people out of hospital reducing the cost of unplanned emergency admissions.

Bridging the Gap Between Care and Perception

The teams also noted the importance of platforms that can monitor both objective and subjective indicators over time. One of the insights shared was around how patients interpret their symptoms. Traditionally, when a patient reports not feeling "on," clinicians have responded by increasing medication. But objective data can show that in some cases, patients' motor symptoms are stable or improving, while subjective well-being is low due to factors like depression or fatigue.

By separating clinical symptoms from perceived well-being using the Kneu Health platform, care teams can make better-informed decisions — offering the right intervention, whether pharmacological, psychological, or lifestyle-based.

Looking to the Future

As both teams continue to integrate digital tools like Kneu Health into their services, the focus remains clear: proactive, personalised, and patient-centred care — delivered efficiently and at scale.

Kneu Health is proud to be supporting this evolution and excited to continue working alongside care teams across geographies to improve outcomes, empower clinicians, and deliver better lives for people with Parkinson's.