October – Events, Activities and Resources

• Action for Happiness Calendar – Optimistic October

• The Public Health Dietitians offering training on Food and Health Essentials on 26^th November.  To find out more please click here

• The Health Improvement Team are offering 5 different training sessions each with a focus on health and wellbeing.  Click here for more information and to book your place

• The 28 day Stop Smoking Challenge is back!  To find out more click here

• October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Please click here for more information

• Interested in Mindfulness?  A 6-week programme facilitated by Aware is planned during October.  To find out more click here

• A new Creative Staff Wellbeing Art Club is taking place once a month for staff.  For more information click here

• Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Training and Resources with Ed Sipler.  For more details please  click here

• HIV Awareness Training – HIV Awareness Training is mandatory for all BHSCT staff who have direct patient and client contact. To access October training click here

• The Belfast Recovery College has their latest course prospectus ready – click here for more information

• The 30^th  Annual Regional Sexual Health Conference is taking place on the 19^th  November – to book your place please click here

• The Regional Workplace Mental Health Campaign commences on 10^th October.  The campaign is encouraging everyone to take 10 minutes each day for self-care using the Take 5 Steps to Wellbeing.  To find out more and access the campaign pack click here

• To highlight Menopause Awareness Day an Information Session for BHSCT staff is planned for 15^th October – 12.30pm – 1.15pm.  To find out more and register click here

• We are celebrating Good Relations Week scheduled on 13th – 17th October with particular focus on the themed message of ‘Better Together’. To find out more please check out the Loop for the week’s events

·         An Information Session for Staff on Practical Skills for managing anxiety and distress by Dr Mark Doyle is taking place via MS teams on 8^th October – 11am – 12pm. Click here for registration and to book your place.

·         Nutritional Standards – Catering across Trust sites are making changes aiming to help you make a healthier choice.  Please click here to watch the short video to find out more information.