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October Staff Health and Wellbeing Flyer

October Staff Health and Wellbeing Flyer

2nd October 2026

The Health Improvement Team’s vision is to improve, enhance and support the health and wellbeing of our staff by addressing their health experiences and outcomes. Click on the links for more information.

 

  • The Health Improvement Team are offering 4 different training sessions each with a focus on health and wellbeing. Click here for more information and to book your place.  A new training programme has been added – we hope you will benefit from it.

 

  • Feeling Anxious? As part of the Mental Health Awareness Campaign 2026 the Health Improvement Team are hosting Calming Skills Workshops for staff. To find out more about the campaign and access resources click here

 

 

  • Health and Social Care Staff across Northern Ireland share their tips on how they manage occasional anxiety here

 

  • To mark World Mental Health Day The Belfast Recovery College are inviting staff to come and hear inspiring stories from staff who will relate how the college has helped them build confidence, wellbeing and new opportunities.

 

  • Its Sober October!  Click here for some practical tips on how to RESET your use, cut down on Alcohol and find out about an information stand taking place in BCH

 

  • A Menopause awareness session is taking place on Wednesday 14th October.  Fiona Harrity (BHSCT Menopause Care Nurse) will be facilitating the session.

 

  • An Information Session facilitated by CiNI on ‘Emotional Based Non-Attendance: Understanding it and Finding Your Way Through It’ will be taking place on Tuesday 13th  October at 11am.  To register click here

 

  • Would you like to get more active? – Couch to 5K is taking place at Ormeau Park.  To find out more information and to register click here

 

  • HIV Awareness Sessions are available in October. Click here for more information and to book your place.

 

  • A Mindfulness session called ‘Breathing Space’ is available each Wednesday on MS Teams between 8.45 – 9am, delivered by Dr Ceara Clarke – Clinical Psychologist.  To attend the session, click here

 

 

  • The BHSCT Public Health Team are hosting a Health Literacy Workshop on 22 October, from 9.30am to 12.30pm, at Avoneil Leisure Centre.  Click here for more information.

 

 

 

  • Check out October’s staff restaurants offers here

 

  • The Sleep Club is hosting a session on “When our brain forgets:  Treatment Emergent Central Sleep Apnoea” by Dr Phyllis Murphie on 8th October.  For more information please click here