Anti stigma messages will be promoted as part of the campaign - including posters, messages on @SAS, @SAS Lite, payslips and in Response magazine once signing of the pledge takes place. d. Mental Health Increased Increased Eliminate training is number of staff understanding of discrimination included within complete the mental health the content of the Mental Health which will improve Foster good Certificate in training attitudes towards relations Paramedic this in the Practice workplace and delivered by enhance mainstreaming (will also impact patient experience) Disability Actions taken Mental health training is delivered during the Certificate of Higher Education in Paramedic Practice at the Academy. Eight staff have completed dementia training through the University of the West of Scotland / Alzheimer's and will become champions locally to support staff across divisions. It is anticipated that a further 10 staff will complete this course in 2015. Work is underway to develop materials for a training workshop on dementia care to be delivered locally by Dementia Champions SAS has worked with NHS Education for to produce a Dementia Learning Resource. This workbook has been distributed to Accident & Emergency and Patient Transport Service staff who are encouraged to complete this as part of their continuous professional development. Results Numbers of students commencing Certificate of Higher Education in Paramedic Practice training at the Academy; The activities / initiatives undertaken are now complete. e. Health and Staff are Staff have better Advance equality wellbeing is encouraged to health as a result of opportunity promoted across consider their of increased SAS through health at work awareness of healthy working and how this healthy lifestyles
Anti stigma messages will be promoted as part of the campaign - including posters, messages on @SAS, @SAS Lite, payslips and in Response magazine once signing of the pledge takes place. d. Mental Health training is included within the content of the Certificate in Paramedic Practice delivered by Increased number of staff complete the Mental Health training Increased understanding of mental health which will improve attitudes towards this in the workplace and enhance mainstreaming (will also impact patient experience) Eliminate discrimination Foster good relations Disability Actions taken Mental health training is delivered during the Certificate of Higher Education in Paramedic Practice at the Academy. Eight staff have completed dementia training through the University of the West of Scotland / Alzheimer's and will become champions locally to support staff across divisions. It is anticipated that a further 10 staff will complete this course in 2015. Work is underway to develop materials for a training workshop on dementia care to be delivered locally by Dementia Champions SAS has worked with NHS Education for to produce a Dementia Learning Resource. This workbook has been distributed to Accident & Emergency and Patient Transport Service staff who are encouraged to complete this as part of their continuous professional development. Results Numbers of students commencing Certificate of Higher Education in Paramedic Practice training at the Academy; The activities / initiatives undertaken are now complete. e. Health and wellbeing is promoted across SAS through healthy working Staff are encouraged to consider their health at work and how this Staff have better health as a result of increased awareness of healthy lifestyles Advance equality of opportunity
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