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Big thanks to Ki Health
For the past year, non-profit charity Ki Health International has been recharging
the batteries of UCLH staff by offering 15 minute acupressure sessions as part of
their ‘Supporting Our Services’ (S.O.S.) project. Designed to give something back
to the London emergency services, the S.O.S. project is part of a wider campaign
to combat stress and fatigue in the workplace. More sessions are being arranged
with our occupational health department – all staff are welcome, check Insight for
details.
Meanwhile Ki Health came to
the rescue recently when the
communications unit was let
down by a company offering a
competition prize. “With three
winners and no prize, we were
about to dig deep when Ki
Health kindly stepped in and
offered treatments for our
winners worth £100 each.
“They certainly reduced our
stress levels and gave our
winners a real treat” explains
Rosa Wotton, communications
assistant. Find out more at
www.kihealth.org, email
info@soslondon.org or call 020
7636 3500 x 8634.
Feedback from UCLH Ki
Ki Master at work
Health sessions:
Excellent 10 minutes; best ever
spent at work. Refreshed, relaxed.
Joanne, lead nurse
Less back pain – almost pain free. Very relaxed and energised, thank you.
Luke, speech therapist
Surprisingly relaxed - at first I wasn’t too sure but you have converted me!
Martin, nurse
Competition
Kit out your pad in style with a little help
from Habitat on Tottenham Court Road.
One lucky Inside Story reader has the
chance to win a £100 voucher to spend
in store. Many thanks to Habitat for this
generous prize.
To enter, just answer this simple
question:
“How many play specialists are there
currently working in the NHS?”
Email entries to
competition@uclh.nhs.uk, or send to
the communications unit, second floor
central, 250 Euston Road via internal
email. Closing date is Friday 12
January 2007.
The Brain Hospital
If you’ve felt touched by the stories
featured in the three-part BBC 1 series,
The Brain Hospital, and wish to support
the National Hospital Development
Foundation in raising the the final
£750,000 needed to ensure that the
neurocritical care service at the
National Hospital continues to lead the
field, visit the charities page on Insight.
The Brain Hospital team
Ki Treatment uses special breathing techniques to create a sound
vibration that carries energy naturally into the body, softening deep-set tension
and blockages. This is combined with acupressure to stimulate energy points
around the body. Acupressure regulates the circulation of blood and energy
which carries oxygen and nutrition to all organs and cells.
Eastman socks it to ‘em
Uniform policy dictates that staff in the orthodontic
department at the Eastman Dental Hospital wear only
black or navy socks. But on ‘Children in Need’ day
last month,
dental nurses,
technicians,
consultants,
receptionists
and
postgraduates
donned
brightly
Dental nurses show off their socks
coloured socks
to do collections around the hospital, as well as
donating £2 each, to raise over £200 for the annual
BBC fundraiser.
52 Club news
The 52 Club wishes you a very merry Christmas and a happy
new year.
•Treat yourself or a friend to the Christmas gift with a
difference - some personal training sessions. The 52 Club has
three personal trainers to help develop your health and well
being with nutritional advice and exercise programs. Trainers
encourage regular attendance and moral support when you
feel the self discipline slipping. Pay before Christmas and get
six classes free. Also, buy four sessions and get one free –
sessions are just £25 an hour.
•Don’t forget the end of month discos to pick you up after a
hard month’s work - last Friday of every month and it’s FREE!
•The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is
organising a charity swim in aid of Swim for Malaria in the 52
Club pool on 22 February, from 8am – 8pm. Swimmers are
hoping to top the £16,000 raised last year.
Congrats to October’s competition winner: Ivona Hofmanova