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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. 

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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.

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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.

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

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.

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 1^st 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.