Who to contact in the Wales team
Our Wales 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 Wales 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.
General enquiries
For all general enquiries, please contact:
- Alyson Smith - Administrator for Wales
Tel: 0844 225 3784
- Email: wales@parkinsons.org.uk
- Parkinson's UK Wales / Cymru, Maritime Offices, Woodland
Terrace, Maesycoed, Pontypridd CF37 1DZ
Information and support
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 Wales.
Branch and volunteer support
We have over 25 local groups in Wales, 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 officers can put you in touch with groups in your
area.
View a list of local groups in Wales, with links to meeting times
and locations
Our branch and volunteer support officers provide 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 groups
volunteers. To find out more, contact:
Education and training
Our education and training officer delivers seminars and courses for health and social care
professionals who work with people with Parkinson's in Wales.
To find out more, contact:
Fundraising
Our fundraiser offers advice and support to anyone in Wales
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:
National Assembly for Wales, campaigns and improving local
services
Decisions about Welsh health and social care are made at the
National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff. Our campaigns, influence
and service development officer campaigns to make sure that the
voices of the 6,000 people with Parkinson's in Wales, their
families and carers, are heard in the National Assembly and Welsh
Government.
Carol also 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:
Wales Manager
Our Wales Manager oversees the activities of the Wales team,
volunteers, local groups and manages the development of our
services and support across Wales. To find out more, contact:
About
Parkinson's in Wales
In Wales there are:
We have a number of our information
sheets available in Welsh.
Wales home | News | Events | Who
to contact | Campaigning
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