We will be speaking to all Cork TDs and Senators at a meeting in Buswells Hotel on Wednesday 24th November at 11.00 highlighting the woeful impact the lack of Neurological Specialist Nurses has on their constituents and how breaching this gap can save the HSE money.
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At the National Ploughing championships, the PDRC and CPA had a stand number 42 in the Dome. Professor Aideen Sullivan, Dr Lucy Collins-Stack with a team of PHD students carried out a survey on the link between Pesticides and Parkinson’s. This was a great opportunity to engage the farming community and to gather their views…
Some sound advice from Monica Navarro Hickey, our Mental Health Advisor.
We have discussed the Symbyx device on our calls a number of times and Dr Wayne Markman joined one of the calls where Tony gave his personal experience of using the PD Laser care unit. We have had a lot of interest and requests to purchase the device. Tony has spoken with Wayne and we…
Today, April 15th, Lisa Wynne talks about her role as a Parkinson’s specialist nurse and the importance of Knowledge, Education, Medication, Exercise and Support (KEMES). Click here to listen. April 14th, Kate Wilkinson, talks about the role of a carer for someone living with Parkinson’s. Click here to listen. April 13th, Richelle Flanagan, talks about…
It is with sadness and thanks that we bid farewell to Mary J Foley, the Advanced Nurse Practitioner in the Movement Disorder clinic in St. Finbarr’s Hospital, Cork. Mary has been an incredible support to people with Parkinson’s in Cork for many years, whether it was being there at the end of the phone, or…
COVID-19 is a highly infectious disease which can cause serious illness, hospitalisation and even death. The COVID-19 vaccine will offer you protection from COVID-19. If you do catch COVID-19 after vaccination, you should be protected from the serious illness the virus can sometimes cause. The vaccine is not mandatory. But we strongly recommend that you…
