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Work Well Live Well Update - Summer 2026
Welcome to your Summer Work Well Live Well update! Here is a quick look at some upcoming health and wellbeing campaigns, key awareness days, and health and wellbeing events - plus updates and inspiration from other participating workplaces
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Chief Medical Officers' New Physical Activity Guidelines Update
The Chief Medical Officers of Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England have recently updated the physical activity guidelines. Research shows that regular physical activity provides a range of physical and mental health benefits, including reducing the risk of disease, managing existing conditions and developing and maintaining physical and mental function. The new guidelines put more emphasis on the message that every movement counts and even small incidental increases in activity can benefit health. “Any activity is better than none and more is better still”. Find out more here and share with your workplace!
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Feeling Anxious? Mental Health Awareness Campaign 2026
The Public Health Agency (PHA) along with each of the five HSC Trusts and Northern Ireland Ambulance Service have worked collaboratively on the 'Feeling Anxious? Mental Health Awareness Campaign 2026', which will run from 10 September 2026 - 10 October 2026. The PHA have developed a range of digital resources which organisations can access and use, including suggested social media posts and calming skills videos which will be hosted on Minding your head.
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Bronze Accreditation Success!
The Work Well Live Well team have been busy awarding some wonderful workplaces with their Bronze Work Well Live Well accreditation. This highlights the ongoing commitment these workplaces have shown to prioritising the health and wellbeing of their staff. Well done to those pictured - Bloomfield Collegiate School, Causeway Geotech and Tourism NI - and lots of others not pictured! We are recruiting workplaces for the programme in the Western, Southern, Northern and South Eastern area so please spread the word with other businesses, friends and contacts.
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Upcoming Health Awareness Days
Know your numbers (blood pressure week - 7 -13 September 2026 Macmillan Coffee Morning - Friday 25 September 2026 World Mental Health Day - 10 October 2026
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What have you been up to?
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In June, GolfNow got the competitive streak out of their colleagues with a nostalgic school sports day! It was a fantastic chance to step away from the screen, get active, reconnect with colleagues and enjoy a healthy dose of friendly competition.
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Sinéad from the NICHS team delivered an NICHS Heart Health Well Talk to Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors, as they enjoyed a healthy breakfast. Get in touch with your NICHS co-ordinator to organise your Well Talk as part of your Bronze or Silver Accreditation journey!
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Do you know a workplace that could benefit from Work Well Live Well?
We’re currently recruiting workplaces for Work Well Live Well 2026/27 across the Northern, South Eastern and Southern Trust areas - plus, NICHS are now also delivering the programme in the Western Trust! If you know another organisation that might benefit, please help spread the word! Please share our posts on social media with your network or refer them to sign up at the link below.
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