Who to contact in our Northern Ireland team
Our Northern Ireland team provides a range of support and
information services for people with Parkinson's, health and social
care professionals, carers, and individuals or groups who may want
to volunteer or support our work.
Our Northern Ireland 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.
Northern Ireland Office - general enquiries
- Tel: 028 9092 3370
- Email: northernireland@parkinsons.org.uk
- Parkinson's UK Northern Ireland, Wellington Park Business
Centre, 3 Wellington Park, Malone Road, Belfast BT9 6DJ
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.
Branch and volunteer support
We have 12 local groups in Northern Ireland, 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 Northern Ireland, 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:
Training for health and social care
professionals
Our education and training officer delivers courses for health and social care
professionals who work with people with Parkinson's in Northern
Ireland. To find out more, contact:
Fundraising
Our fundraiser offers advice and support to anyone
in Northern Ireland 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 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:
Northern Ireland Assembly and campaigns
Decisions about health and social care are made at the Northern
Ireland Assembly. Our policy and campaigns officer campaigns to
make sure that the voices of people with Parkinson's in Northern
Ireland, their families and carers are heard. To find out more,
contact:
Northern Ireland Manager
Our Northern Ireland Manager oversees the activities of the
Northern Ireland team, volunteers, local groups and manages
the development of our services and support across Northern
Ireland. To find out more, contact:
About
Parkinson's in Northern Ireland
Within Northern Ireland there are:
- Approximately 3,500 people with Parkinson's, which is 1 in 500
of the population
- 12 local
groups managed by volunteers
- Over 500 Parkinson's UK members
- email
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