Jonny Acheson is currently an NHS Emergency Medicine Consultant who advocates to increase the quality of care for people with Parkinsons when they are in hospital. He, alongside fellow NHS Professionals living and working with Parkinsons, has put Time Critical Medication on the national agenda working alongside Parkinsons UK. He is currently the Director of Engagement at the Parkinsons Excellence Network, a post he has held since 2022. He studied medicine at Queens University Belfast and subsequently worked in Emergency Departments in both Northern Ireland and the East Midlands. He dabbles in letter art to create short films and sketches to educate about Parkinsons. He has exhibited in Leicester, Barcelona and Paris.
He lives in Leicestershire with his wife and two children.
1. The Long Walk? 2.?Simply Complex? 3. This Bike Is on Me? 4. Muscle Memory??5. Learning? ?6.?Perseverance? 7.?The ED with PD? 8.?More Medication? 9.?Connections and Coping??10. Kyoto??11. Oz and Oil? 12.?Community? 13.?Covid? 14.?Compromise??15. More Symptoms? 16.?Healthcare Professionals with Parkinsons??17. La Sagrada Familia? 18. Time Critical Medication? 19.?Co-morbidities? 20.?Enabling not Disabling??Epilogue??End Notes??Appendix 1: My Dad: His Parkinsons through my nine-year-old eyes script??Appendix 2: Time Critical Medication: Ten Recommendations for hospitals?????????
As an Emergency Medicine consultant in one of the busiest departments in the UK, Dr Jonny Acheson loved his job. Fuelled by adrenaline, he treated and cared for some of the sickest patients who came through the doors.
In 2016, when he was 41, he was diagnosed with Parkinsons, a progressive neurological condition for which there is no cure.
He found it increasingly difficult to multitask in his fast-paced world. The environment that he thrived in made his symplCâ
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