Australia Post has teamed up with the Pharmacy Guild of Australia to deliver medicines via a contactless pharmacy home delivery service. The measures include: Continued dispensing arrangements for the ongoing […]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are in quarantine or social isolation. Parkinson’s NSW Program Officer Exercise Alyson Blanks came across this list of Daily Quarantine Questions on […]

Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia has endorsed Government advice that all older people should remain at home as much as possible and to take precautions when outside their home. […]

According to Carers NSW, key contributors to carer stress include: The daily physical and emotional demands of caring Lack of choice Conflict and frustration Lack of support Social isolation The greater […]

Carers are often focused on the immediate challenges of caring that it can be difficult to find time to make emergency or long-term plans, or to make sure their expertise […]

We all seem to busier than we’ve ever been before and fitting exercise into your day can be hard – especially now there are voluntary isolation and social distancing requirements […]

Mick’s Aged 65 Had DBS surgery in October 2010  I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in August 2002. My father had it and I went through the symptoms I had developed […]

The Ashfield (Sydney) Support Group was established in March 2019, so it is now celebrating its first anniversary with Parkinson’s NSW. The Group meets in the Cardinal Freeman Village – […]