Health improvement

Smokers who light up in vehicles with children present face £50 fine from today – but the penalty could be far worse, as little ones face increased risk of serious illness. That’s the message from Public Health England and Fresh Smoke Free North East today, as Stoptober begins on the same day a new law banning smoking in vehicles transporting under 18s comes into force.

The Trinity Holstic Centre will need to find an additional £2,200 this year – to replace two beds that have broken down in the last week. More than 100 patients a month suffering from cancer and other long-term conditions could miss out on complementary therapies, after the two beds broke down within days.

Maternity staff at The James Cook University Hospital are holding a market place event to highlight the dangers of drinking during pregnancy and other key health issues. The public health market place is being held on 9 September to mark International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day.

New mums and maternity staff at The James Cook University Hospital have been urging smokers to rethink their habits. The group from the hospital’s family and birth (FAB) forum have been campaigning to highlight the impact that smoking at the women and children’s entrance has on staff and patients.

The Eat Well, Feel Better programme based at The James Cook University Hospital’s Trinity Holistic Centre is offering a free six week programme specially designed for those who have previously had a cancer or long term condition to feel better through eating well.

South Tees is backing a campaign launched by Balance, the North East Alcohol Office, to raise awareness of the link between alcohol and seven types of cancer.

The Trinity Holistic Centre is launching a new Eat Well Feel Good programme to coincide with National Dietitians’ Week (8-12 June 2015). The Eat Well Feel Good programme is designed to support those living with and beyond a cancer diagnosis or other long term condition in managing a healthy weight and making healthy food choices.

The Trinity Holistic Centre is urging everyone to pull on their walking shoes to boost their health and wellbeing this summer. The centre has launched its own walking group with weekly strolls from The James Cook University Hospital and Redcar Primary Care Hospital

The Trinity Holistic Centre is opening up its garden to staff, patients and visitors this summer. Whether you want to find a quiet place to sit and reflect or you want to get hands on and help with the planting and weeding, the garden is the perfect place to relax and unwind.

A photographic exhibition featuring some powerful and poignant images captured by men with prostate cancer will be launched on Wednesday 25 March. In January, the Trinity Holistic Centre launched a pilot photography project – funded by Prostate Cancer UK – for men diagnosed with the disease. Now their work will be showcased at the centre at The James Cook University Hospital.