Description

A range of physical activity programmes have been developed and promoted with patients on site in Knockbracken. These include Highway to Health walking routes (developed in partnership with NICHS), boccia, chair based aerobics and a creative movement and sport programme (developed in partnership with South and East Belfast HSST Artscare). These initatives are delivered largely by trainined activity workers and care staff, and involve patients largely from long stay and rehabilitation wards.

Organisation

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust
Glen Villa Knockbracken Healthcare Park Saintfield Road
Belfast
BT8

Contact details

Joanna Gribben
Health Improvement Practitioner

Tel: 028 90564949

Project areas

• Quaility of life improvement

Project target

• Patients

Timeframe

Date start: 01 April 2004

Project ongoing: No, the project has concluded.

Objectives

Train staff in the delivery of a range of physical activity programmes including, walk leader training, boccia, chair based aerobics.
To continue to support the development of the creative movement and sport programme (including obtaining accreditation for this programme).

To continue to support staff, as and when needed, in the delivery of these programmes.

The promotion of the importance of physical activity to staff, clients and their families.


 

Outcomes

Planned

A selection of staff from long stay and rehabilitation wards trained to deliver a range of physical activity programmes.
Increase levels of physical activity among the patients on site.
 

Actual

Not available

Key learning

Outcomes

Not available

Actual

Not available

Project evaluation

Has the project been evaluated: No, the project has not been evaluated.

Is an evaluation report available: No, an evaluation report is not available.

Project enhancements

Not available

Project gains

Not available

Project developments

Not available