At the end of last year, you may remember we started a bike hire scheme. We bought two bikes and began hiring them out to Health Trainer clients who wanted to give cycling a go. Cycling is a great...
Bike hire scheme – Sharon’s story
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Community Interpreting Skills – setting up a translation agency
A couple of months ago we wrote about our need for more flexible interpreters, and our plans to address the need directly by setting up our own interpreting agency. The creation of our own...
Gateway POWs: breastfeeding figures are up again
Our figures for last year show that women supported by a Pregnancy Outreach Worker are more likely to breastfeed than the regional and national averages. Have a look: Average number of new mothers...
Saying “thank you” to our volunteers
This week is Volunteers' Week, an annual campaign that celebrates the contributions of volunteers all over the UK. This year's Volunteers' Week focuses on saying 'Thank You' to the millions of...
Pregnant asylum seekers – more at risk?
We know two things that are proven ingredients to a healthy pregnancy are early booking and continuity of care (that's regularly seeing a midwife - and ideally the same midwife). The absence of...
Losing weight with help from a Health Trainer
When our Health Trainers help people to lose weight, they don't recommend dieting. Instead, they help people to make lifestyle changes that will go far beyond the few months they're with the...
Having the confidence to change
When you've got low self esteem and you're trying to face lots of problems, giving up control of your life can be a tempting option - you just want someone to come in and make it all OK. But,...
Complex clients: how do you gain trust?
Some of the women our Pregnancy Outreach Workers (POWs) support are what we refer to as "complex clients". They have many issues - they may be drug users or victims of domestic violence; they may be...
Health Trainers having a real impact
Most people who use the Health Trainer service want to lose weight - but their stories are very different. That's why the support we offer has to be different for every person. One of the ways we...