Who to contact in the Yorkshire and Humber regional team
Our Yorkshire and Humber regional
team provides a range of support and information services for
people with Parkinson's, professionals, carers, and individuals or
groups who may want to volunteer or support our work.
Our Yorkshire and Humber team provides a range of services for people affected by Parkinson's, professionals and anyone who wants to support us.
We'd love to hear from you.
A description of these services is provided below to help you
find the best person to help with your enquiry.
Information and support
Our information and support workers
(ISWs) provide one-to-one information and support to people with
Parkinson's, their families and carers. This may include benefits
advice, emotional support and links to local and other
services.
If you have any questions about information and support workers
in your area, please contact:
Our information and support manager is responsible for the
provision of information and support to people with Parkinson's,
their families and those involved in providing care locally. She
manages our information and support workers, builds and develops
networks with other organisations that can help and organises
information events across the region.
Branch and volunteer support
We have over 20 local groups in Yorkshire and Humber,
providing a local network of support for people affected by
Parkinson's. Groups meet regularly and hold regular events
including social activities, fundraising events, exercise classes
and more. Our branch and volunteer support officer can put you in
touch with groups in your area.
View a list of local groups in Yorkshire and Humber, with
links to meeting times and locations
Our branch and volunteer support officer provides support to
local groups, and can help set up new groups and build links with
other groups and national office. She also looks
after local group volunteers. To find out more,
contact:
Education and training
We deliver seminars and courses for
health and social care professionals who work with people with
Parkinson's in Yorkshire and Humber. To find out more, contact:
Fundraising
Our regional fundraiser offers advice and support to anyone in
Yorkshire and Humber interested in raising money for us. She works
with local groups, members, local companies, trusts and individual
supporters to help them with their fundraising activities. To find
out more, contact:
Working to
improve local services
We are working to encourage real changes and improvements in how
the NHS and social care services work with people living with
Parkinson's.
Our regional influence and service development officer works
with local health and social care organisations to help them build
services that better meet the needs of people with Parkinson's. To
find out more, contact:
Regional Manager
Our regional manager oversees the activities of the regional
team, volunteers, local groups and manages the development of our
services and support across the Yorkshire and Humber region. To
find out more, contact:
About
Parkinson's in Yorkshire and Humber
Within the Yorkshire and Humber region there are:
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