Health Improvement

Positively Impacting on the Health and Wellbeing of our Staff

The Health Improvement Team are committed to positively impacting on the health and wellbeing of Belfast Trust staff.

Working to Government health priorities we co-ordinate and facilitate health improvement activity and provide a resource of information and advice. The service works directly with staff and the public as well as in partnership with other statutory, voluntary and community organisations.

BWell Information Session

Staff Health & Wellbeing Information Sessions – For more information click please here

Do you want to know how to improve your overall health and wellbeing?

“I didn’t realise that so much support was available to staff”

Join our virtual information session to find the support and tools you need to make positive lifestyle changes.

Information sessions to improve your overall health and wellbeing while working in BHSCT. These can be organised on MS Teams for groups of staff or face to face. For more information please contact Donna Rooney.

Guidance for staff is in the Management of Stress and Wellbeing Policy

STAFF HEALTH AND WELLBEING ONLINE SESSIONS – For more information please click here

AWARE LIVING LIFE TO THE FULL – For more information please click here

STAFF ACTIVITY: CHAIR BASED MOVEMENTS – For more information please click here

BWell You Matter

Would you like to register to be part of the BWell You Matter distribution list?

To receive health and wellbeing information and events straight to your email please email health.improvement@belfasttrust.hscni.net

Physical Activity Programmes

Training Guide: Mental Health Improvement and Suicide Prevention

Belfast-Mental-Health-Suicide-Prevention-Training-Guide-202526.pdf

Stop Smoking: Support for Staff

If you are a staff member who smokes you can access support and free NRT.

Click here for more information

Stop Smoking: Brief Intervention Training

If you would like more information on how to discuss stopping smoking with patients we can provide evidence based Brief Intervention Training for staff, please contact the Stop Smoking Service.

Contact: stopsmoking@belfasttrust.hscni.net or Tel: (028) 9504 6714.

Mind Ur Mind Toolkit for Staff and Managers

This is a resource to enable staff to stay in good mental health and provide help to those who need it.

https://belfasttrust.pagetiger.com/mindurmind/1

HIV Awareness Sessions

HIV AWARENESS SESSIONS
March – May 2026

HIV Awareness training is mandatory for all Health & Social Care Staff with direct patient and client contact within the Belfast HSC Trust. However, HIV Awareness training is open to ALL staff from ALL HSC Trusts. The Sexual Health Training Team, Health Improvement Department, is offering online HIV Awareness sessions that will be delivered through MS Teams, making them easily accessible for HSC staff.
The session lasts approximately two and a half hours and provides a good opportunity to learn more about HIV, raise personal and professional awareness of prevention, testing and treatment.

PLEASE NOTE:- It is expected that a Trust email address is used to enrol for and access this training. Personal email addresses may be denied access.

MARCH	APRIL	MAY
Tues 10th 1.30 pm – 4.00 pm	Thurs 9th 10.00 am – 12.30 pm	Fri 1st 10.00 am – 12.30 pm
Thurs 12th 1.30 pm – 4.00 pm	Mon 13th 1.30 pm – 4.00 pm	Wed 6th 1.30 pm – 4.00 pm
Thurs 19th 10.00 am – 12.30 pm	Wed 15th 10.00 am – 12.30 pm	Fri 8th 10.00 am – 12.30 pm
Fri 20th 10.00 am – 12.30 pm	Fri 17th 10.00 am – 12.30 pm	Wed 13th 1.30 pm – 4.00 pm
Tues 24th 1.30 pm – 4.00 pm	Tues 21st 1.30 pm – 4.00 pm	Thurs 14th 10.00 am – 12.30 pm
Thurs 26th 10.00 am – 12.30 pm	Thurs 23rd 10.00 am – 12.30 pm	Tues 26th 1.30 pm – 4.00 pm
Fri 27th 10.00 am – 12.30 pm	Tues 28th 1.30 pm – 4.00 pm	Wed 27th 10.00 am – 12.30 pm
Mon 30th 1.30 pm – 4.00 pm	Wed 29th 1.30 pm – 4.00 pm	Thurs 28th 1.30 pm – 4.00 pm

For staff wishing to book training please click this LMS link –
https://learn.hscni.net/#/catalogue/launch/e8b06f9a-7fba-4084-8a3c-2efb6fde647d/

For further information contact shealth.team@belfasttrust.hscni.net

STI's Awareness Training Dates

STIs Awareness Training is available to all Health & Social Care Staff within the Belfast H&SC Trust. The Sexual Health Training Team, Health Improvement Department, is offering online STIs Awareness sessions that will be delivered through MS Teams, making them easily accessible for HSC Staff. The session lasts approximately 1.5 hours and provides a good opportunity to learn more about Sexually Transmitted Infections, raise personal and professional awareness of prevention, testing, and treatment.

MARCH	APRIL
Wed 11th 2 pm – 3.30 pm	Wed 25th 2 pm – 3.30 pm

To access the training sessions and book a place click the link below:-
LearnHSCNI | Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Awareness Training

Email enquiries to – shealth.team@belfasttrust.hscni.net

Lunchtime Talks

Here4U

Here4U is a health and wellbeing initiative for Trust staff designed to help staff feel more valued by Belfast Trust and also give everyone the opportunity for exercise, relaxation and enjoyment. For more information click here

Nutrition Sessions

A range of sessions such as Cook It!, I Can Cook It!, Good Food Toolkit, Food Values, Slow Cooker Training can be facilitated. For more information contact Joanna Dover

Bespoke Health & Wellbeing Sessions for Staff

Sessions around stress, Self Compassion, Mind ur Mind etc can be facilitated. Please contact Joanna Dover for further information

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