National Cholesterol Month

National Cholesterol Month

October is National Cholesterol Month – which is a campaign to try and raise awareness of cholesterol and the importance of maintaining healthy levels of cholesterol in your body. But, what is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a type of blood fat which is made in the liver....
Alcohol Awareness Week 2023

Alcohol Awareness Week 2023

This year alcohol awareness week falls on the 3-9th July, with a theme of ‘the true cost of alcohol’. Did you know…. ? The total social cost of alcohol to society is estimated to be at least £21 billion each year. Alcohol awareness week is an important event which...
Stress Awareness Month 2023

Stress Awareness Month 2023

This month is stress awareness month, which has been held in April since 1992, to help raise awareness and openconversation of how much stress can impact us in everyday life. Stress can be defined as a state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation....
Topic of the month – Time to Talk Day 2023

Topic of the month – Time to Talk Day 2023

Every year we celebrate Time to Talk Day in February, and this year it falls on February 2nd. It’s one of the nation’s biggest days to talk about mental health, where we hope that everyone will come together to speak, listen and change the lives of those with mental...
Topic of the month: World Diabetes Day 2022

Topic of the month: World Diabetes Day 2022

This month we are going to talk about World Diabetes Day – which falls on 14th November each year. World Diabetes Day (WDD) was created in 1991 in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat posed by diabetes as more people around the world were...