26th May 2020

How to Fit Regular Exercise into Your Day

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 […]
26th May 2020

Importance of Planning Ahead for Carers

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 […]
26th May 2020

Tips for Managing Carer Stress

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 […]
26th May 2020

COTA Supports Government Advice on COVID-19

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. […]
26th May 2020

New Director Appointed to the Board

The Board of Parkinson’s NSW has been further strengthened through the appointment of Denise Thomas. She is currently the Chief Executive Officer of MetroRehab Hospital. Denise started her career as […]
26th May 2020

What are you Grateful for Today?

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 […]
26th May 2020

Pharmacy Home Delivery Service

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 […]
26th May 2020

Focus remains on break-even by 30 June

Despite the challenges of the Coronavirus situation (shared by the business sector and not-for-profits alike) Parkinson’s NSW remains focused on achieving break-even financial results by the end of fiscal 2019-2020. […]
26th May 2020

Exercise cuts Parkinson’s risk for men

Current research says that men who aren’t physically active are at greater risk of developing Parkinson’s. It is timely to discuss this because it is Men’s Health Week in mid-June, […]