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Angela Aitken

Angela Aitken. Health Trainer Service Programme Manager. Background. The Public Health White Paper “Choosing Health”, (DH, 2004) made a commitment to introducing NHS Accredited Health Trainers in the most deprived neighbourhoods by 2007.

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Angela Aitken

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  1. Angela Aitken Health Trainer Service Programme Manager

  2. Background • The Public Health White Paper “Choosing Health”, (DH, 2004) made a commitment to introducing NHS Accredited Health Trainers in the most deprived neighbourhoods by 2007. • The Public Health White Paper “Our health, Our care, Our say” (DH 2006) endorsed the commitment • The Public Health White(2008) “Pharmacy in England”

  3. Primary Prevention as the Initial Focus The Health Trainer Service targets people who may be at risk from future medical problems as a result of their lifestyles. Health Trainers initially focus upon • Smoking • Food and nutrition • Overweight/ obesity • Physical activity

  4. What Health Trainers do? Health Trainers support individuals to : • Identify their own health needs and barriers that prevent them accessing services or having a healthier lifestyle • learn how to make better health choices, set personal health goals and make changes to improve their lifestyle.

  5. Supporting better access to prevention services Health Trainers will also support local people to find and use other services more effectively by: • Providing up-to-date information about local services • Signpost individuals to appropriate services • Helping people to access services (e.g. accompanying individuals to appointments etc.)

  6. What Health Trainers are not Health Trainers are not clinicians. Health Trainers are not here to ‘replace’ health professionals.

  7. Nutrition level 2 & 3 Sports coaching Motivational behaviour change Drug and alcohol awareness Exercise referral awareness Sexual health awareness Walks and pedometer training Disability awareness training Community engagement Stress and anxiety awareness Expert trainers Cardiovascular training Blood pressure training Smoking cessation Health trainer award level 3 Health Trainer Training includes

  8. Accessing ‘hard-to- reach’ Communities Health Trainers are based with community based organisations: • Heywood New Deal for Communities • Healthy Living Initiative Middleton • Healthy Living Initiative Rochdale • Rochdale Council for Voluntary Service • Rochdale Federation of Tenants and Residents Association • Rochdale Centre of Diversity

  9. How the public can access the service In addition to the links made through the host organisation, the Health Trainer Service is accessible through: • Outreach • Self Referral • Professional Signposting

  10. The Referral Process – General Professional leaflet given to client & provide information of how service can assist client Client completes & returns attached form or phones Health Trainer central base A Health Trainer is allocated to the patient

  11. Taking the Health Trainer service to Pharmacy • Currently – pharmacy staff can sign post individuals to the Health Trainer Service • The vision – pharmacy staff could undertake training which would enable them to deliver some aspects of the health trainer role from pharmacy

  12. Contact: Angela Aitken Health Trainer Programme Manager Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale PCT London House Oldham Road Middleton Manchester M24 1AY Tel: 0161 655 1477 Fax: 0161 655 1457 Email: angela.aitken@hmrpct.nhs.uk

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