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Southern HSC Trust Carers Action Plan 2025-2027 Focus Groups

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The Southern Health and Social Care Trust Carers Reference Group are beginning to develop a new Carers Action Plan for 2025 –2027 and want to hear the views of unpaid carers.

A number of Focus Groups will take place in May 2025, at which you will have the opportunity to have your say and identify what is important to you. Your feedback will help inform the Action Plan and future planning of services for Carers.

Focus Group dates:

  • Thursday 1st May 2025 at 11 am, St Luke’s Hospital site, Armagh, The Vaccination Room

 

  • Tuesday 6th May 2025 at 11 am, PIPS Hope and Support Office, Newry, The Wellbeing Cafe

 

  • Thursday 15th May 2025 at 11 am, The Boulavard Retail Park, Banbridge, The Board Room

 

To book a place at any of the Focus Groups, contact the Carers Coordintors Office – 028 3756 6284 / email: carers.coordinators@southerntrust.hscni.net 

 

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Image with text inviting unpaid carers to attend upcoming Southern Health and Social Care Trust Focus Groups on 2025-2027 Carers Action Plan. Focsu Groups are taking place in May. Picture shows younger set of hands holding an older set of hands

Image with text inviting unpaid carers to attend upcoming Southern Health and Social Care Trust Focus Groups on 2025-2027 Carers Action Plan. Focus Groups are taking place in May. Picture shows younger set of hands holding an older set of hands

 

Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

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Picture with text - promoting April as bowel cancer awareness month. Raising awareness that knowing the symptoms of bowel cancer could save your life. 9 in 10 people survive bowel cancer if diagnosed at the earliest stage

Picture with text – promoting April as bowel cancer awareness month. Raising awareness that knowing the symptoms of bowel cancer could save your life. 9 in 10 people survive bowel cancer if diagnosed at the earliest stage

Picture highlighting bowel cancer symptoms

Picture highlighting bowel cancer symptoms

 

Bowel Cancer Awareness Month | Bowel Cancer UK

 

Did you know?? A high fibre diet can help to reduce the risk of bowel cancer and other chronic diseases like Cardiovascular Disease and Type 2 Diabetes. 

Picture with text - picture shows fibre rich foods including baked beans, brown bread, oats, broccoli and spinach. Text - most if use don't eat enough fibre with quote from registered dietitian

Picture with text – picture shows fibre rich foods including baked beans, brown bread, oats, broccoli and spinach. Text – most if use don’t eat enough fibre with quote from registered dietitian

 

 

 

 

Most of us don’t eat enough fibre. Find out some top tips from our Registered Dietitians on how to increase your intake.  

Watch this short video  https://youtu.be/XuJ2kxdoD-4?si=txeO2COYVwLPfJmY 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eating a lot of red and processed meat also increases your risk of bowel cancer.

Picture with text - pciture of fork sausage, bacon, mince, burger, ham. Text - easting less red meat & processed meat can reduce your risk of bowel cancer

Picture with text – pciture of fork sausage, bacon, mince, burger, ham. Text – easting less red meat & processed meat can reduce your risk of bowel cancer

 

 

If you eat more than 90g of red or processed meat a day, it’s recommended to reduce your intake to 70g or less a day.

You can do this by eating smaller portions of red and processed meat, eating these meats less often or swapping them for alternatives.

 

 

 

 

 

A wide range of free 30 min nutrition webinars for all life stages and healthy recipe videos are available.

Picture with text promoting Public Health Dietitians YouTube channel with healthy recipe videos and free nutrician webinar. Hand holding mobile phone, picture of slow cooker with food in it, bowl of soup , healthy fruit/snack platter, family eating.

Picture with text promoting Public Health Dietitians YouTube channel with healthy recipe videos and free nutrician webinar. Hand holding mobile phone, picture of slow cooker with food in it, bowl of soup , healthy fruit/snack platter, family eating.

 

 

Watch on YouTube at http://pha.site/public-health-dietitians-youtube   

 

 

Infant Mental Health Week 2023 (12-18 June)

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Today marks the beginning of Infant Mental Health Week. This year’s theme, Bonding Before Birth focuses on pregnancy, and how what happens during this time can impact a baby’s future mental health and well-being.

Practitioners from services and disciplines across the statutory, voluntary and community sector in the Southern Trust area have produced a series of short videos for parents/parents to be and those working to support families relating to the theme of Infant Mental Health Week. A sample of videos will be highlighted across Southern Trust Social Media platforms throughout this week.

All videos can be viewed through the following link https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8WVc2H7O1ASo1A6u-hFZZqKIWGoITZ69 

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A regional online half day event for practitioners relating to the theme of Infant Mental Health Week will take place on Thursday 12th October and the keynote speakers are Sally Hogg and Suzanne Zeedyke.

More information to follow. If you would like to register interest, please contact Paula Carson Lewis at The National Children’s Bureau. pcarson-lewis@ncb.org.uk

 

Regional Qualification Audit for Registered Group Based Settings in NI

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The Regional Qualification Audit for Registered Group Based Childcare Settings in NI goes live on Wednesday 29 March 2023.

Information will be collected from all registered group based settings via a survey link issued by each HSC Trust.

Each setting will receive information on how to complete the online survey from their local HSC Early Years Team.

It is a mandatory requirement that each setting completes the survey as it will inform the pending review of Minimum Standards for Childminding and Daycare and also inform the Early Learning and Childcare Strategy.  The information gathered in this audit is critical in supporting the sector going forward.

Mandatory Response due by 28 April 2023.

New Organ Donation Legislation to Come into Effect on 1 June 2023 (Dáithí’s Law)

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From 1 June 2023, all adults in Northern Ireland will be considered potential organ donors unless they choose to opt out or are in an excluded group.

The Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) legislation, known as ‘Dáithí’s Law’ in honour of six-year-old Dáithí Mac Gabhann, will change the way consent is granted. The 1st of June is exactly 5 years from when Dáithí was added to the transplant waiting list.

We encourage everyone to consider their organ donation decision, record it on the NHS Organ Donor Register, and most importantly #HaveTheChat with loved ones so they are aware of your decision.

Read more about the law change at www.organdonationni.info/changes-to-the-law or stay up to date with @OrganDonationNI on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.