Awareness of Atrial Fibrillation
Over 335,000 people are living with a chest, heart and stroke condition in Northern Ireland. Atrial Fibrillation, or AF, is one of the most common types of irregular heartbeat in Northern Ireland and can increase your risk of stroke by FIVE times. Over 37,000 local people are living with AF, although it is estimated many more are living with the...
Smoking Cessation Support Programme
GRAHAM-Bam Healthcare Partnership (GBHP) has launched the third Smoking Cessation Programme in collaboration with Cancer Focus NI at its Royal Victoria Hospital Maternity site, where 15 operatives signed up to a 12-week programme to provide weekly support on site. The service not only provides presentations and information on the dangers of smoking, but also helps smokers to quit by providing...
First Aid at Your Fingertips
GRAHAM-Bam Healthcare Partnership believes that it is important to keep first aid at the forefront of all our operatives’ minds, both at work and outside of work. All of our Site Supervisors are trained with St John’s Ambulance, and skills/knowledge are updated regularly through refresher training courses. However, individual confidence levels in a crisis can be very varied, and GBHP...
Plastics and Packaging Actions: Creating Bird Feeders
GRAHAM-BAM Healthcare Partnership recently hosted 14 girls aged 10–13 from the Women’s Tec Summer Scheme GIRLTEC Academy to raise awareness of environmental considerations in construction projects. The workshop formed part of a practical visit to the GBHP Royal Victoria Hospital site to encourage female pupils to consider future careers in construction. The visit included talks and hands on activities from...
On Site Counselling Service
We at Graham-Bam Healthcare Partnership have a health promotion calendar that is developed for the full year. As part of this promotion we look at and provide an increased focus on mental health taking into account the increased levels of mental health issues in Northern Ireland. We bring in various charities and agencies to provide information via talks, presentations and...
