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INDUSTRY NEWS
Northern Ireland sport
gets 20 year fillip
The Sports Council and government update the previous strategy
have teamed up in Northern Ireland which ran from 1997 to 2005,
to produce a strategy which aims to but what’s different about this
revolutionise sport in the province one is that it is being run in
over the next 20 years. conjunction with the Sports
The draft strategy for Sport and Council for Northern Ireland.
Physical Recreation 2007 to 2017 “We needed a strategy which
was launched on 9 October by takes into account the changes
Minister for Culture, Arts & since the development of the last
Leisure, Edwin Poots, and public one, to find out where the
Hastings school shares
consultation will be ongoing until government should put its
9 January. priorities, what lessons have
with community
DCAL spokesperson, Ciaran been learned and how we could
May, says the main focus is to improve,” he says.
The opening of a multi-use and Icklesham.
games area at Hillcrest School in Lee Starkey, Head of Physical
New training scheme for Serco
Hastings, is being acclaimed as Education at Hillcrest School said:
a classic example about how “It enables the curriculum to Serco Leisure and IQL – changes to ensure that the
schools facilities can be used for continue even in adverse managers of the National Pool HSE’s Management of Health
the wider community. The area weather. It has also helped to Lifeguard Qualification have linked and Safety in Swimming Pools
will be open to the whole provide a wider out-of-hours clubs up to deliver a pool safety training guidelines are followed.
community, including students programme for all students. The seminar to staff nationwide. “This refresher is pertinent
and local residents, for a whole area is part of the updating of Jan Francis, Quality, Health and due to the recently enacted
range of activities including sports facilities at Hillcrest School Safety Manager at Serco, said: Corporate Manslaughter and
football and basketball. and the next phase is to re-grass “We have always taken the safety Corporate Homicide Act which
The opening day was the old a pitch and renovate the of our customers and employees comes into force next April.”
organised by Freedom Leisure, gym changing rooms through the very seriously, so have employed Two seminar sessions presented
Hillcrest School and the Hastings Football Foundation the IQL to present to all our staff by IQL at the recent Leisure
and Rother Sports Partnership Scheme.’Councillor Peter Finch, from top level management to the Industry Week identified a shortfall
and saw seven local primary said: “The new multi-use games junior ground staff. of knowledge among employees
schools taking an active part, area is a real asset to the people “We’re keen to identify any gaps and employers on how to prevent
including Red Lake, Castledown, of Hastings. The more facilities like in our knowledge and implement and manage crises at their centres.
All Saints, Sacred Heart, this, the easier it is for everyone to
Sandown, Guestling Bradshaw get involved in physical exercise.”
Companies urged
healthcare professionals – are
NHS Trust gets
what’s important.”
to use workplace
best placed to guide employees
towards eating more healthily,
heath trainers
new fitness
Mental health patients may doing more exercise, stopping
experience weight gain as a New research shows that health and smoking and drinking responsibly.
equipment
consequence of the medication well-being programmes in the The business advantages of
The Cambridgeshire and that they are prescribed. So as workplace deliver a return on supporting staff health and well-
Peterborough Mental Health part of their rehabilitation, the investment of 6 to 1, through lower being bring tangible financial
NHS Trust has stepped up its Trust encourages patients to learn absence rates and improved benefits too, as demonstrated by
rehabilitation service and facilities about healthy living which may productivity. This is one of the key Vielife Ltd – a company
by updating their on-site gym. include use of the facilities within messages at the official launch of the specialising in health and well-
The fitness facility has been the gym. Royal Institute of Public Health’s new being programmes. Its research
enhanced with Life Fitness The Trust works with over 150 ‘health signposting’ qualification – shows that 25% of total
equipment from the Certified people, all of whom have access ‘Understanding Health Improvement’. healthcare costs are directly
Pre-Owned range. to the Life Fitness equipment. Case studies were presented to attributable to lifestyle choices
Nora O’Shea, at the NHS The updated gym facility will be show how Carphone Warehouse, such as lack of exercise,
Trust, said: “We have a duty to an addition to the range of Royal Mail and T Allen excessive alcohol and smoking,
promote health and fitness to activities which the Trust offers to Stockholders Ltd – a small private and that health intervention
our patients, providing them help promote health and fitness. company in Derbyshire – benefitted programmes in the workplace
with the best level of service we These include walking, cycling, from the introduction of workplace can have a big impact on the
can. The equipment will help ten pin bowling, football, health trainers. business bottom line.
our patients to live a healthier badminton, swimming and As each employer tends to have For more information visit
lifestyle and, for us, that’s various day trips. its own culture, staff – rather than www.riph.org.uk/healthinformation
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