World Mental Health Day 2024

This World Mental Health Day, we encourage everyone to take 10 minutes out of their day for self-care using the ‘Take 5 Steps to Wellbeing’

Take 5 Steps to Wellbeing provides simple and effective strategies to affect our health and wellbeing in a positive way

It is easy to start adding ‘Take 5 Steps to Wellbeing’ to your daily routine – anyone can do it – and it is important because taking care of your mental health and managing stress helps to improve your resilience. It also can help you if you support or care for others.

The ‘Take 5 Steps to Wellbeing’ are:

The Health Improvement Team has developed Take 5 Steps to Wellbeing activities for Staff to get involved in during October. To find out more information on any of the events below please contact – william.moore@belfasttrust.hscni.net

• Coffee Morning with Your Team – Click here to download the poster to promote with your team (you can add the date and time of your event)
• Health Roadshows – Members of the Health Improvement Team and Dietetics will come to your workplace and provide information on a range of topics to support the health and wellbeing of your staff: get more information here
• bWell Pop-Up Stand at Spoons Restaurant RVH on Monday the 14th of October 2024. Visit our information stand to get Health and Wellbeing information and support
• Trust Choir: meets Tuesdays from 5.45 pm -7 pm at Musgrave Park Church – please email here4U@belfasttrust.hscni.net to reserve a place. Check out the Choir here

• Leading the Way Information Session – Sustrans.  Find out more about Walking, Wheeling and Cycling opportunities free to BHSCT staff: Leading the Way Session
• Creative Staff Wellbeing Arts Club, new monthly evening workshops for staff: Find out more information here
• CHS Webinar: Supporting Your Wellbeing on Thursday the 10th of October at 12.30 pm. You can book the webinar: https://book.wellcheck.nichs.org.uk/

Please use SYW2024 to register

• Menopause Awareness Information Session on Tuesday the 15th of October from 1 pm – 1.30 pm on MS Teams: Find out more information here

Staff Health and Wellbeing Sessions

• bWell Information Session – Thursday the 17^th of October at 12.30 pm
• Top Tips for Looking After Yourself – Tuesday the 15^th of October at 2 pm – 4.30 pm
• Take 5 Information Session – Monday the 21^st of October at 12.30 pm
• Mind Ur Mind for Staff – Wednesday the 2^nd of October at 12.30 pm
• Mind Ur Mind for Managers – Wednesday the 9^th of October at 12.30 pm
• Living Life to the Full – starts on Thursday the 30th of October (6-week programme) at Bradbury Health and Wellbeing Centre (Max 10 places available). The sessions will run from 5.30 pm – 7 pm.

Please click here to book Staff Wellbeing Sessions

• Wellbeing Walks & bWell Pop-Up coming to Trust Health and Wellbeing Centres:

bWell Pop Up from 10 am – 12.30 pm and the walk starts at 12.30 pm (20-minute walk)

• Bradbury: Monday 14^th October at 12.30 pm
• Knockbreda: Friday 18^th October at 12.30 pm
• Shankill: Monday 21^st October at 12.30 pm
• Arches: Friday 25^th October at 12.30 pm
• Grove: Tuesday 29^th October at 12.30pm
• Beech Hall: Wednesday 30^th October at 12.30 pm
• Restorative Yoga Session (MS Teams) – a gentle session to reset the body and mind. A mix of movement and mindfulness: Tuesday 29^th October at 7 pm – 8.15 pm. Register with moore@belfasttrust.hscni.net
• 5-a-side Football: Tuesdays from 5 pm -6 pm at Grosvenor Recreation Centre. Email here4U@belfasttrust.hscni.net to reserve a place
• Zumba: Tuesdays from 6 pm – 7 pm at Knockbracken Hall. Email here4U@belfasttrrust.hscni.net to reserve a place

• Mindfulness 6-week Programme (AWARE) – Bradbury Health and Wellbeing Centre on Tuesdays, begins on the 22^nd of October – 26^th of November. Sessions start at 6.30 pm – 7.30 pm: find out more information here
• Digital Safety Seminar – Delivered on MS Teams on Tuesday 22^nd of October at 11 am – 12 pm by Parenting Focus: find out more information here
• Autumnal Photograph Competition – It’s time to enjoy the great outdoors and enjoy the beauty of Autumn. Send in your best photographs to moore@belfasttrust.hscni.net and be in with a chance to win a health and wellbeing voucher of choice.  Forward your entries by the 31^st of October 2024
• Breast Awareness Information Sessions – events are taking place across Trust venues: find out more information here
• Stop Smoking Challenge – Take Notice of your smoking habits this October and why not try the 28-day challenge? To find out more about the support you can receive as a BHSCT staff member: find out more information here

• Volunteer opportunities – link with Volunteer Services Team to see what opportunities you can avail of…
• Donate Blood – why not contact the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service and book a date to donate blood