Parkinson’s NSW has been awarded a grant by the James Frizelle Charitable Foundation to help underwrite the cost of co-funding a Parkinson’s Specialist Nurse with the Northern NSW Local Health District.
The grant is $20,000 for partial funding of the role of Parkinson’s Specialist Nurse Rebecca Manners who is based at Ballina Hospital.
“We are particularly grateful for this grant from the James Frizelle Charitable Foundation because it arrived at a time of great uncertainty around the continuation of Local Health District co-funding for this role. Happily, the continuity of the Local Health District support has since been confirmed and the grant will greatly assist Parkinson’s NSW in funding its half of the Parkinson’s nurse role – ensuring continuity of care for the Northern NSW Parkinson’s community,” said Mary Kay Walker, CEO of Parkinson’s NSW.
The objectives of the James Frizelle Charitable Foundation include bringing lasting change to the lives of people in the Gold Coast and Northern NSW regions, working with other established charitable organisations which require financial support, and underwriting community health initiatives.
