Our support for your patients or clients

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On this page we have tried to gather resources and documents describing the support we can offer to people with Parkinson’s and related conditions including atypical Parkinsonism such as MSA, PSP, and Lewy body dementia. Please feel free to encourage your patients or clients to make use of these resources if appropriate.

Our resources are limited and therefore some of our support is available only to Oxfordshire residents. This applies particularly to our financial support for respite care. For more details, please check the individual documents.

We can provide printed versions of any of the documents listed here. Please get in touch with us at admin@oxfordparkinsons.org.uk to request your copies. Alternatively, you are welcome to download documents from this page and print them yourself.

Resources for home and professional carers

Our Branch Ambassador Sally Bromley has visited several care facilities to present information about caring for residents with Parkinson’s. She provided an extensive list of useful resources that is also useful for home care workers and unpaid carers such as family members.

The online version with clickable web links is available at this link.

An additional Oxford Branch leaflet on looking after people with Parkinson’s sensitively and effectively is available at this link.

The Parkinson’s UK Excellence Network has a comprehensive information booklet on this topic which you can get at this link. There is also a companion e-learning presentation which you can access by visiting this web page.

Financial support for respite care

Thanks to our fundraising and a generous legacy, we can offer cash grants to help pay for respite care, allowing unpaid carers to have some “me time”. The available grants will typically provide around 25 to 35 hours of care per year for each grant recipient. The application process is straightforward and can be done online, though we urge potential applicants to contact us in advance to confirm their eligibility.

Link to our website page with information about our respite care grants and an application form.
Click here to download the printable A5 leaflet.

Our Branch and its activities

Oxford Branch offers friendly support, social opportunities, meetings and outings to people affected by Parkinson’s in the Oxford area and beyond. Many of our activities are available both in-person and online, to help those who cannot easily travel to meetings.

The home page of our website gives up-to-date information about our work and events.
Updated twice a year, our handy pocket-size Welcome Leaflet gives details of the Branch and its programme of activities.
Full contact information is available on our website, and our Secretary is always happy to respond to individual queries on secretary@oxfordparkinsons.org.uk.