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This project aims to understand the issues experienced by patients with PD and healthcare staff that impacted their medication management during their hospital admission at a tertiary metropolitan hospital in New South Wales, Australia. Methods: This project focuses on the mixed-methods diagnostics phase of the healthcare redesign approach to health service improvement, utilising organisational data, online surveys, interviews, and focus groups. Results: The findings from this project highlight key areas to address to improve the medication management of patients with PD admitted to hospital. The organisational data (n = 222) showed that the identification of PD patients, untimely medication reviews, prescribing errors, and untimely medication administration all contributed to poor patient experience. The staff surveys (n = 81) highlighted that a lack of knowledge of PD medications and poor patient identification impacted patient experience. The patient surveys (n = 18) and patient interviews (n = 16) suggested that confidence around medication management and administration timing could be improved. 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