Factory teams score a winner for SCOPE
BETSI CADWALADR University Health Board’s Sexual Health Team will this month be promoting their annual sexual health campaign – SEXtember.
Dr Ushan Andrady, Consultant in Genitourinary Medicine/HIV, who is based at Ysbyty Gwynedd, leads this campaign to raise awareness around sexual health matters.
He said: “It’s difficult for some people to talk openly about sexual health without being embarrassed.
“Therefore, it’s really important that we try and make it easy for people to talk freely about any issues or concerns they may have around their sexual health.
“That is why we promote this campaign every year.
“This year, we’re raising awareness around the risks associated with having sex, under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
“This mixture can reduce inhibitions and can make people feel more sexually confident.
“However, the line between enjoying yourself and becoming out of control and putting yourself at risk is a thin one and is different for everyone.”
Dr Andrady added: “To ensure that alcohol and drugs don’t ruin your fun, enjoyment and sexual experience, make sure that you:
Have a game plan – plan your contraception use and/or carry condoms before you start partying;
Know your limits – you and your sexual partner are not too drunk and are still able to have safer sex;
Be in control – both be able to consent to sex and never pressurise a partner, you can both say NO to sex at any time;
Don’t panic! – know how to access emergency contraception and/or local sexual health services for a sexual health check-up.
Staff will be attending 15 Fresher’s Fairs in North Wales during September to encourage people to think how alcohol and drugs can influence sexual behaviour.
CROWDS watched on as teams from REHAU plants in Amlwch and Blaenau battled it out on the football pitch to raise money for charity Scope.
The charity football match took place in Bangor and saw Amlwch take victory 4-3 against Blaenau.
But the real victory was off the pitch, as the family-friendly event raised a total of £864 for REHAU’s new company charity partner, Scope, which works to ensure disabled people have the same opportunities as everyone else.
By 2022, Scope aims to directly reach more than 2m disabled people and their families each year with information, advice and support, as well as campaigning for equality and fairness.
Each team had a Man of the Match award – with Richard Williams, from Amlwch, who is also part of the team taking on the Three Peaks later this year, and Ricky Davies, from Blaenau, taking the plaudits.
Following the game, tribute was also paid to former shift manager Anthony McNally. An auction raised £35 and the match trophy was officially entitled A UNIQUE collaboration between Bangor University and Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board is helping people living with dementia to maintain their skills and improve their quality of life.
In what is thought to be the first partnership of its kind in the UK, Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) students from Bangor University’s School of Psychology are working with frontline NHS staff to better The Anthony McNally Trophy, in his memory.
The match is part of a business-wide fundraising effort, leading up to the main event this month when 31 REHAU colleagues will take on the Three Peaks Challenge. To support REHAU’s fundraising for Scope, please visit https://www.justgiving.com/fund raising/rehau-three-peaks understand the behaviour of people living with the disease.
Their findings are being used to drive improvements on Cemlyn Ward at Cefni Hospital, Anglesey, which provides care for people with dementia from across North West Wales. Because of their condition, many of the patients can behave in ways that might be challenging for those caring for them. For the past two years, Masters-level ABA students have been working in partnership with the ward’s team to find ways to enable patients to maintain their skills; decrease their distress; and train staff and care-givers on new approaches to support them.
Applied behaviour analysis is a specialist branch of psychology which uses principles of learning to bring about positive changes in behaviour. There is growing evidence that it can be used to improve the quality of life of people with dementia.
The training programme was designed by Dr Rebecca Sharp, Bangor University, and led by Drs Carolien Lamers and David Oakley.