Following the brilliant talk by Michael Healy on our Cork Connect call, a number of people would like to join this free HSE programme which has been specifically designed to help people living with chronic disease. For more information email Michael on Michael.Healy4@hse.ie or call 087 1832648
We have been told that the funding for the specialist nurses (25 nationally) from last year’s budget has been allocated. The great news is that 6 are for Parkinson’s with 1 Parkinson’s specialist nurse for CUH. This is the outcome of the “Patients Deserve Better” campaign. A huge ‘thank you’ to all involved especially those…
On March 9th, Ivan, Eleanor, Tony from CPA and Mags from NAI had a 30-minute meeting with Stephen Donnelly, Minister for Health, who understood the need for a neuro-rehabilitation team in CUH and showed he was committed to making it happen but wasn’t able to give us a timeline. We then moved into the AV…
Following our successful Planning day and subsequent AGM we thought it was a good idea to let people know what we have been up to in the last year or so and also to share with you the plans we have for the next few years. As we all know, Covid has not made this…
It is always great to hear some good news relating to developments in Parkinson’s and it has just been announced that a simple skin-swab test could be used to help diagnose PD. Join us on our Cork Connect Zoom meeting on Monday 15th @ 11.00 where we will be talking about this ground-breaking discovery and…
The table quiz at Crossmahon Pub on February 2nd organised by the Crowley Clan was a huge success and raised much needed funds for two local charities. Martin Crowley and Tony Wilkinson received a cheque in the amount of €1,150 for Cork Parkinson’s with the same amount going to the Bandon Hyperbaric Centre. On behalf…
UCC are conducting an online survey on the impact of Covid-19 on non-motor aspects of Parkinson’s Disease. Is the COVID-19 pandemic and current lockdowns impacting your Parkinson’s symptoms? Please take the online short survey HERE (or click on picture below) to help us understand more. Any questions please contact the team on PDSTUDY@ucc.ie
