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Health
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Members of the
Health Promotion Department in Stornoway's Bank Street office
will be moving location as of Wednesday 5th October.
Staff currently
based at Bank Street, Stornoway, will be relocating as follows:
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The ADP staff
will be moving temporarily to the Health Information &
Resources Service at Stornoway Health Centre (new telephone
number - 01851 701545) |
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Tina Burgess
will be moving temporarily to the Health Information &
Resources Service at Stornoway Health Centre (new telephone
number – 01851 701545) |
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The Smoking
Cessation Team will be moving permanently to the Health
Board Offices on South Beach, Stornoway (telephone number
will remain as 01851 701623) |
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All other
Health Promotion staff currently based in Bank Street
will relocate temporarily to the Health Board Offices,
and will be contactable via 01851 702997. |
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HIRS
on Facebook |
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HIRS (the Health
Information & Resources Service) has been chosen as the
pilot for NHSWI joining Facebook.
Found on Facebook
under HIRS Western Isles, the site is aimed at promoting
the service, whilst raising awareness of the wide variety
of materials available, local health services and health events,
and national campaigns. It also will focus on some of the
more popular items which are offered free of charge or available
for loan.
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Date
added: 20th December 2010
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'Battle
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The annual 'Battle
of the Sexes' quiz night was held on Friday 12th November
at 8pm in the Stornoway Golf Club.
Groups were encouraged
to register their team before 5th November to avoid disappointment.
To support 'Movember' individuals who sport moustaches automatically
gained their team an extra point. Ladies were asked to be
creative!
Teams were made
up of any 4 males or females (no mixed teams) over the age
of 18. Entry cost: £10 per team. Click here
to view poster and to register contact Health Promotion, tel.
702712.
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Date
added: 21st October 2010
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Launch
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During a special
event, held in An Lanntair, in Stornoway, marking Alcohol
Awareness Week, the
new ADP website
was launched.
The
site will act as a main information point for drug and alcohol
services in the Western Isles.
For
further information please contact Suzanne
MacAulay, Substance Misuse Development Officer.
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Welcome
to Alasdair MacLeod |
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Welcome to Alasdair
MacLeod who recently took up post with Health Promotion as
Alcohol and Drug Partnership's (ADP) Administrator.
Based at the Health
Promotion office at Bank Street, Alasdair has previously been
employed by NHS Western Isles as
part-time Clinical Strategy Project Assistant, and Condition
Management Programme Worker.
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Date
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ASIST
Training Rescheduled |
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Please note that the
suicide prevention 'ASIST' training course due to be held on 2nd
and 3rd September has been rescheduled to 25th and 26th November.
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Welcome
to Suzanne MacAulay |
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Suzanne MacAulay
recently took up post with Health Promotion as Alcohol and
Drug Partnership's (ADP) Substance Misuse Development Officer.
Based at the Health
Promotion office at Bank Street, Suzanne and her family have
relocated back to the Western Isles from Aberdeen, where she
worked previously in the field of adult education.
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Welcome
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Jenny MacKenzie
recently took up post with Health Promotion as Smoking Cessation
Adviser (part-time).
Based at the Health
Promotion office at Bank Street, Jenny also is employed by
NHS Western Isles as Crisis Care for the Renal Unit at Western
Isles Hospital.
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Sounds
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Health Promotion took
part in the annual 'Sounds in the Grounds' event at Lews
Castle Grounds on 19th June - with this year's felt to be the best
one yet with many families bringing picnics whilst kids played in
the sunshine. With the fabulous music and other stalls in attendance,
approximately 125 people visited the Health Stand and received responsible
drinking advice, information on stopping smoking, as well as a free
mocktail from Health Promotion and Smoking Cessation staff.
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B.H.F.
Walk - 'Walk the Western Isles Way' |
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Health Promotion was
involved in organising a series of sponsored walks in Lewis, Harris,
Uist and Barra which were organised for Saturday 12th June to raise
funds for the British Heart Foundation. Click here
to for further information.
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Community
Open Days |
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Health Promotion
was involved in organising the Lewis and Harris Community Open Days
in partnership with a wide range of local agencies and services. Information,
advice and assistance was available at a variety of locations - Ness
(7th June), Point (8th June), Uig (9th June), Lochs (10th June) and
Tarbert (11th June). The Open Days were organised to promote Alzheimer
Scotland and raise awareness of Dementia within Lewis and Harris.
Click here for further information.
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'Food
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Health
Promotion was involved in organising the 'Food is Fun' event which
was held on Saturday 12th June at the Bridge Community Centre in Stornoway.
The event was aimed at families of under 5's and expectant parents,
offering information on healthy eating, dietary advice and much more.
Click here for further information. |
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'Be
Slan' (Be Whole) |
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Health Promotion
was involved in organising the 'Be Slan' (Be Whole) day on Friday
11th June. The event was aimed at NHS staff within Western Isles Hospital
and the Health Board Offices. For further information or to register,
please contact Douglas Jamieson,
tel. 01851 704704. |
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Farewell
to Kathryn MacIver
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Kathryn MacIver,
Smoking Cessation Adviser, recently left Health Promotion
to take up the post of Learning Disabilities Collaborative
Manager, with NHS Western Isles, as from 14th June.
The Learning Disabilities
Collaborative team will shortly be relocating to the Stornoway
Health Centre on Springfield Road. We would like to wish Kathryn
well in her new role.
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Farewell
to Alice Spencer |
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Alice Spencer,
Alcohol and Drug Partnership's (ADP) Substance Misuse Development
Officer, recently left Health Promotion to pursue her dream
job in Australia.
Alice will be based
at a cattle station called Labelle in the Northern Territories
mapping a 100,000 acre plot of land as the company she will
be working for becomes more environmentally sensitive and
sustainable. Alice said, "From what I have heard,
if I can survive heat, humidity, helicopter rides, cattle
mustering and salt water crocs, I'll be just fine!"
We wish her well in her new role.
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Farewell
to Katrina MacIver |
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Katrina MacIver,
Alcohol and Drug Partnership's (ADP) Administrator, recently
left Health Promotion.
Katrina is now
employed as Administrator with Third Sector Hebrides and we
would like to wish Katrina well in her new role
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Date
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Congratulations
to 'Slainte' |
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Congratulations
to the NHSWI's staff magazine ‘Slàinte’, which came 2nd in a national
magazine award of the Periodical Publishers Association (PPA) Scotland.
Re-launched in March 2007, Health Promotion has continuously contributed
to 'Slainte' throughout the years, and has its Health Information
& Resources Officer on the Editorial Group. |
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