Select your local area. If your area is not listed below then your local Parkinson’s team has not provided My Parkinson’s with information and we suggest you contact them directly with any queries about local services.
Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan
Useful Contacts for people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan
The following phone numbers are related to services for people who live in Cardiff or the Vale of Glamorgan. If you live elsewhere, please contact your local services.
Cardiff and Vale Parkinson’s Office: 029 218 24342
While these phone numbers are a guide, if you or a family member have a problem with your Parkinson’s, the Parkinson’s team is keen to speak to you! That way we can make sure you get the right service to meet your needs. Please call us on 029 218 24342 to discuss and we will signpost you to the appropriate services if needed.
Independent Living
(social worker/carers/respite) – Cardiff : 029 20234234 Independent Living Services (cardiff.gov.uk) Vale : 01446 700111 Adult Services (valeofglamorgan.gov.uk)
Parkinson’s UK Helpline (24H) : 0808 800 0303
Hospital Appointment query line : 029 218 48181
Delyth Pritchard – Local Parkinson’s UK Advisor : 0844 225 3718
Cardiff branch group of Parkinson’s UK: Cardiff Parkinson’s (cardiff-parkinsons.org)
Community Occupational Therapy (aids and adaptations) – Cardiff : 02920 234222 Vale : 01446 700111
South Wales Mobility and Driving Assessment Centre : 02920 555130
DVLA : 01792 761497
Live Loud! Voice support group* – Liz Morgan: 0344 225 3767 lmorgan@parkinsons.org.uk
Ambulance Booking Line : 0800 3282332
Care and Repair (Cardiff and Vale) : 02920 473337
District nurses : 02920 444501
Nightingale Continence Care Products : 0800 318 559
Bladder and bowel service (for pads) : 029 218 41590
@home eye care : 0333 335 0068
Solace – Cardiff and Vale based support group for carers of people with memory problems: 029 20529848
Wheelchair service : 029 203 13905
Age Connect Cardiff and Vale
Nail Cutting service : 02922 331113
Friendship and practical help : 02920 683600
Shopping service – Cardiff : 02920 683600 Vale: 07507 416875
*Live Loud! Voice support group runs fortnightly sessions to help people whose
voices are affected by their Parkinson’s. We do a range of fun speaking activities
including tongue twisters, group discussions, role plays and games, designed to
help you raise your voice and improve your vocal confidence. Sessions are run by
trained volunteers and are free.
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Mental Health and Wellbeing resources for Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan
The Primary Mental Health Support Service (PMHSS) offers a range of educational open access courses for adults in the local community whose GP is based in Cardiff or the Vale of Glamorgan. Follow the link to access further information about these courses www.stepiau.org/open-access-courses.
For self-help guides in Welsh or English about a range of emotional, social or mental health related difficulties, please follow the link http://www.selfhelpguides.ntw.nhs.uk/cardiff.
Cardiff and Vale University Health board have developed a website called Keeping Me Well to support with rehabilitation and wellbeing. This link contains self-help resources for anxiety https://keepingmewell.com/home-2/anxiety/.
If you have noticed a change in your communication, you would like to see a Speech and Language Therapist, and you live in Cardiff and Vale then you can refer yourself by email: cavsltoutpatients@wales.nhs.uk or 029 218 43012. If you have noticed a change in your swallowing then please ask your GP or Parkinson’s team to refer you.
These are some exercise links which service users have found useful.
We Are Undefeatable is an initiative where several charities, including Parkinson’s UK, have partnered together to support people with long term health conditions become more active. It is a good place to start if you want to be more active and aren’t sure where to start!
Getting Started – We Are Undefeatable
Get moving around the home – We Are Undefeatable
Its YouTube channel has a lot of different videos with exercises to try, some specifically aimed at people with Parkinson’s. We Are Undefeatable – YouTube
Parkinson’s UK is another good place to start if you are want to become more active and are not sure where to start. It has some videos available here for people of different physical abilities and fitness levels: Stay Active At Home – YouTube
There is more information on the Parkinson’s UK website: Exercise | Parkinson’s UK
Dance for Parkinson’s: Dance for Parkinson’s | National Dance Company Wales (ndcwales.co.uk)
This is a National Dance Company Wales dance class specifically for people with Parkinson’s. Classes have been going ahead in an online format during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a fee to pay for each session. Further information about the classes can be found by clicking on the link.