Health and wellbeing

Advice NI warmly invites you to: Move to UC – Get Ready report launch The Long Gallery, Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, BT4 3XX Commencing at 10.30 am on Thursday 4th May 2023

This course is designed for all staff working in a health care environment that involves moving people. Through the course delegates will learn standard moving and handling principles, as well as moving and handling patients.

Moving and Handling People

This complex and frequently misunderstood condition will be explored from within a Psychodynamic Perspective. This ‘pathological need to be a victim’ will be examined within Object Relations and Attachment theories to shed light on a disorder that can lead to mutilation, amputation and death.

CDHN is delivering a Health Literacy Training Mini-series during April for people in communities. The series will consist of five unique training sessions. Each session will explore a different topic related to Health Literacy. The overall aim of the series is to increase awareness and improve knowledge and understanding of health literacy so that: People have increased confidence when using health information and services and feel better equipped to make health decisions Those who support people with health and social issues have a better understanding of people’s circumstances so they can provide the most effective and appropriate advice and help. Each session has been designed to be interactive and participative with use of breakout rooms and Zoom polls and will finish with a short insight gathering session where participants will be asked to share their experiences of using health information and making health decisions. Depending on the participant’s role and interest, they may wish to attend only one session or a number of sessions. Please note there are limited places on each training programme and booking is essential.

Introduction to Domestic Energy Efficiency in Northern Ireland Thursday 6 March 2025

National Energy Action (NEA) Northern Ireland is delivering a Level 3 Award in Energy Awareness on Monday 24th, Tuesday 25th and and Wednesday 26th February 2025.