Who to contact in our South West regional team
Our South West regional 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 South West 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.
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Area
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Information and support worker
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Somerset
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Sarah Barter
Tel: 0844 225 3698
Email: isw.somerset@parkinsons.org.uk
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Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset
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Kevin Carter
Tel: 0844 225 3697
Email: isw.bbsg@parkinsons.org.uk
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Salisbury, West Wiltshire/Kennet
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Virginia Rolfe
Tel: 0844 225 3696
Email: isw.wilts@parkinsons.org.uk
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North Somerset
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Nora Quas
Tel: 0844 225 3761
Email: isw.nsomerset@parkinsons.org.uk
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Poole and Purbeck
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Paula Wright
Tel: 0844 225 3760
Email: isw.poole@parkinsons.org.uk
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Cornwall
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Mary Jane Hunter
Tel: 0844 225 9824
Email: isw.cornwall@parkinsons.org.uk
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Gloucestershire, Swindon and North Wiltshire
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Rekha Tanna Hirani
Tel: 0844 225
9821
Email: isw.gloucs@parkinsons.org.uk
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East Devon, Exeter, South Hams, Teignbridge and Torbay
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Linda Lyes
Tel: 0844 225 3699
Email: isw.edevon@parkinsons.org.uk
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East Caradon, Plymouth and West Devon
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Kay Lillie
Tel: 0844 225 9839
Email: isw.wdevon@parkinsons.org.uk
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North Devon, Mid Devon and Torridge
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Denise McDonald
Tel: 0844 225 3791
Email: isw.ndevon@parkinsons.org.uk
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North Dorset and West Dorset
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Lorraine Bilton
Tel: 0844 225 9828
Email: isw.dorset@parkinsons.org.uk
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Bournemouth, Christchurch, East Dorset and the Channel
Islands
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Christine Orange
Tel: 0844 225 9826
Email: isw.edorset@parkinsons.org.uk
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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 40 local groups in the South West,
providing a local network of support for people with Parkinson's.
Groups meet regularly and hold regular events including social
activities, fundraising events, exercise classes and more. Our
branch and volunteer support officers can put you in touch with
groups in your area.
View a list of local groups in the South West, 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. They also look
after local group volunteers.
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 the
South West. To find out more, contact:
Fundraising
Our regional fundraiser offers advice and support to anyone
in the South West 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 South West region. To find out
more, contact:
About
Parkinson's in the South West
Within the South West region there are:
- Approximately 10,500 people with Parkinson's, which is 1 in 500
of the population
- Over 4,000 Parkinson's UK members -
the fastest growing membership of any region in the UK
- Over 40
local groups managed by volunteers
- 28 specialist Parkinson's
nurses
- email
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