“…The PNS role has been developed with the aim of improving PD prognosis, through better education and support, and reducing the impact of PD on patients, but also their families and caregivers. A task force for the PD Society has suggested that each individual with PD will be assigned a healthcare professional, holding a leading role in coordinating the patients’ care and treatment changes in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team ( Brown et al, 2020 ). Today, the PNS role is still recognized as pivotal ( Cook, McNamee, McFetridge, & Deeny, 2007 ) with around 450 PNSs working in primary, secondary, and tertiary care settings in the UK.…”