New College Lanarkshire (Coatbridge Campus) healthcare students organised an event in the college for staff and students to celebrate World AIDS Day. Terrence Higgins Trust provided ‘Fast Testing for HIV’ within the college. North East Unit Information campaigns including posters, leaflets, copies of the newsletter and freebies, were run within health centres in Motherwell, Bellshill and Wishaw both within public waiting areas and staff rooms. Red ribbons were included within the Community Safety Partnership festive goody bags that were distributed at the Christmas Light Switch on. Altogether, an estimated 1000 packs were given out. Wishaw General Hospital and Motherwell Concert Hall & Theatre participated in the Light Up Scotland Campaign, Wishaw General lit up their spire and the concert hall lit up their main corridor. South East Unit A stall was set up in the University of the West of Scotland for all staff and students. The stall attracted around 80 people who all took a red ribbon and engaged with Health Improvement & Waverly Care staff asking questions and taking away information leaflets. The WAD newsletter was circulated to all community partners within the unit. South West Unit The ‘Play Safe Home Safe’- packs were distributed within schools in South Lanarkshire, these included WAD information. Staff within the Cambuslang & Rutherglen areas received red ribbons and information for WAD. Awareness Raising
New College Lanarkshire (Coatbridge Campus) healthcare students organised an event in the college for staff and students to celebrate World AIDS Day. Terrence Higgins Trust provided ‘Fast Testing for HIV’ within the college. North East Unit Information campaigns including posters, leaflets, copies of the newsletter and freebies, were run within health centres in Motherwell, Bellshill and Wishaw both within public waiting areas and staff rooms. Red ribbons were included within the Community Safety Partnership festive goody bags that were distributed at the Christmas Light Switch on. Altogether, an estimated 1000 packs were given out. Wishaw General Hospital and Motherwell Concert Hall & Theatre participated in the Light Up Scotland Campaign, Wishaw General lit up their spire and the concert hall lit up their main corridor. South East Unit A stall was set up in the University of the West of Scotland for all staff and students. The stall attracted around 80 people who all took a red ribbon and engaged with Health Improvement & Waverly Care staff asking questions and taking away information leaflets. The WAD newsletter was circulated to all community partners within the unit. South West Unit The ‘Play Safe Home Safe’- packs were distributed within schools in South Lanarkshire, these included WAD information. Staff within the Cambuslang & Rutherglen areas received red ribbons and information for WAD. Awareness Raising
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