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GoodRelationsBulletinHealthy Relations for a Healthy Future 2:Good Relations BulletinVolume 12 – June 2020We are delighted towelcome you to the12th edition of the GoodRelations Bulletin whichhighlights the sterling workthe BHSCT is doing toensure that we providehealth and social care ininclusive, shared facilities.During this challenging timewhen our frontline staff areworking so hard to keep ussafe and save lives, it is apleasure to highlight some of the good relations work our staff are involved in throughoutthe Trust.This edition provides us with a glimpse of the beautiful ‘River of Hope’ Artwork unveiledby our Chief Executive Dr Cathy Jack at our new Acute Mental Health Inpatient Centre atBelfast City Hospital. The colourful artwork depicts the future dreams and aspirations forNorthern Ireland by patients and staff which are now permanently flowing along the Riverof Hope.An innovative Information Poster and Book Mark ‘Now You’re Talkin’ ’ are alsohighlighted in this packed edition. The poster and bookmark were co-produced by parentsand the Trust’s Speech and Language service to promote a better understanding oflanguage development and language impairment for a bilingual child. The arrival of peoplefrom other countries into NI has enriched the diversity of our population, our culturalperspectives and has significantly changed the number of languages spoken here asnoted by a recent Department of Education NI audit - the findings of which should beborne in mind when thinking about how we as a Trust deliver our servicesand seek to make them inclusive and welcoming to all.Finally, in this edition, we have taken the opportunity to focus on a diverserange of some of the Trust’s proactive initiatives all aimed at promotinggood relations and ensuring that service users, irrespective of race orbackground are provided with equality of opportunity to access health andsocial care. I hope you enjoy reading about all the wonderful initiatives.Director of Performance, Planning and Informatics

GoodRelationsBulletinGoodRelationsBulletin‘Now You’re Talkin’ ’ InitiativeNow you’re talkin’.in two languagesYour bilingual childshould talk as early andas well as children whospeak only one language.Your child will benefitmost from hearing youuse the language youspeak best.polskie русский中文 FrançaisPortuguês LietuviųDeutscheEnjoy speaking your ownlanguage at home. Yourchild will learn the locallanguage at school. Thank you to the parents of children in Belfast Health & SocialCare Trust who shared their ideas for this informationBT19-1966‘Now You’re Talkin’.’ is a colourful newInformation Poster to promote betterunderstanding of language development andlanguage impairment in the child developinglanguage bilingually, as well as best adviceto parents of bilingual children.Staff and Service Users Dreams and WishesSet Sail on River of HopeThe Information Poster and a Book Markhave been co-produced between parentsand the Trust’s Speech and LanguageDepartment.The novel initiative was spearheaded byTrust Assistant Speech and LanguageTherapy Manager Florence King.Florence explained the purpose of thematerials: “The Information Posters andBook Marks are designed to give support fordeveloping awareness of speech-languagecommunication needs in bilingual children aswell as best advice for parents”.Florence, who has been working withparents, bilingual children and their families has shared the promotional materials widelyincluding with GPs, health visitors, all nursery and day care settings in BHSCT, withand through interpreters regionally, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapistsnationally, Speech and Language Therapists regionally, GP trainees and the UlsterPaediatric Society.Did you know?A Department of Education, NI school report in 2018, based on enrolmentdata 17/18 revealed that almost 90 different first languages are spokenby pupils - of which Polish and Lithuanian are the most common (afterEnglish).In addition, the report highlighted the languages spoken by pupils inschools and how many including: Portuguese – 1279; Romanian – 1005;Malayalam – 814; Arabic – 723; Tagalog/Filipino – 668; Slovak – 580;Latvian – 567; Chinese (Mandarin/Putonghua) – 545; Bulgarian – 502Hungarian – 502; Irish – 454.2The hopes and aspirations of service users and Trust staff will be permanently sailingup stream on the beautiful River of Hope at the Acute Mental Health Inpatient Centreat Belfast City Hospital. The artwork was produced as part of the Trust celebrations tomark Good Relations week when service users and staff were invited to put into wordstheir thoughts and hopes for the future. The words and sentences were then creativelytransformed into a beautiful River of Hope by Artscare artists Grainne Kielty and AnneQuail.Unveiling the artwork the Trust Chief Executive Dr Cathy Jack (pictured left) reiteratedBelfast Trust’s commitment to promoting good relations:“We as a Trust are committed to the promotion of goodrelations between people of different religions, racialgroups and political opinions and whilst we cannotaddress all the ills in society, Belfast Trust, as the largestemployer and provider of integrated health and social carein Northern Ireland, believe it important and incumbentupon us to play a significant role in building an inclusiveand shared society based on mutual respect.Dr Jack highlighted that the Trust took its responsibilitiesseriously in ensuring that our services, facilities andemployment were accessible and welcoming sharedspaces for a diverse population and the artwork was “one element of our secondgeneration Good Relations strategy – Healthy Relations for a Healthy Future 2”.3

GoodRelationsBulletinGoodRelationsBulletinDr Jack also referred to the relevance of the art being displayed in the Acute MentalHealth Inpatient Centre: “It seems fitting that we permanently display this beautiful artworkhere to underpin the recurring themes of hope and a journey in achieving and maintaininggood relations and good mental health. Our River of Hope flows naturally out to the serenewater features and courtyard.”The artwork and the ongoing determination by the BHSCTto promote good relations was acknowledged by the ChiefExecutive of the Community Relations Council, Jacqueline Irwin.The Chief Executive applauded the Trust for being the first Trustin Northern Ireland to develop a Good Relations Strategy andacknowledged the partnership working between the Trust and theCommunity Relations Council over the last nine years. Ms Irwinemphasised the importance of promoting Good Relations in Health and Social Care toenable an inclusive environment where service users and staff feel safe and comfortablein shared facilities.Those attending the unveiling of River of Hope at the Acute Mental Health InpatientCentre which included service users and staff were treated to light refreshments and thebeautiful background guitar playing by ArtsCare resident Musician Brendan Poppelston.The artwork, which marks the culmination of ongoing engagement and co-productionwith services users and staff also accords with the Trusts Arts in Health Strategy whichrecognises the importance of art in terms of improving health and wellbeing.Snap Shot of BHSCT Good RelationsBMEproject4The Trust is a partnerin the consortium tosupport the implementation of the VulnerablePersons Relocation Scheme. The Trustassesses and addresses any immediatehealth and social careneeds in the welcomecentres and links withcolleagues in otherTrusts to ensure appropriate follow up andreferral as required. While in the welcomecentre, Trust staff deliver “An introductionto health services” talkand provide familieswith an information booklet about health andsocial care in NI.rease theims to inc pportatcjeroThis pcted suf self-direonity inektapue commu toseinhCplan iswithin thence. Thetasintrser BMEthe fiject to oth Thisropethdextene future.ities in th nominatednummoctlyas recenard.project wl work awiacoslanfor a regioBME CarersGroupThe Trust facilitates a BMCarers gEroopportu up which providnity for ces anarecommunities to c rs from BMEome togto accesethers informatiand a break from on, supporttheir carresponsingibilsupporte ities. The groupdisDevelop by the Communment woityrkecommunities and r for BMEthe TrusCo-ordint’s Careator.rshTraveller HealtPictured above left to right – Aidan Dawson, Director of Women and Children’s Hospitals; Dr Cathy Jack BHSCT ChiefExecutive; Anne Quail and Grainne Kielty, River of Hope Artists; Jacqueline Irwin, Chief Executive Community RelationsCouncil; Veronica McEneaney Equality and Planning Manager BHSCT; Paula McHugh, Arts Manager BHSCT; Orla Barron,Equality and Planning Senior Manager; Charlene Stoops, Director of Planning, Performance, Informatics BHSCT and PeterMcNaney, Chairperson BHSCTVPRS - Welcome Centrespportcted SuSelf Direand WellbeingHealthmmunityRoma CoWorkerso Romamploys tw ers. TheetsruTTheWorktivitiesity HealthCommun port a range of acupomworkers s pporting people frusetc ssaimed anity to ac heyummoCthe Roma health services. T maRoammainstrevery of aliedethortwork inalso supp osting clinic andrtnpt SurestaHealth sig with South Belfasip,partnersh rly years servicesaecafé.to deliverma babyoRaginincludngemmissions a racoTCSHBheTunityExtern, Commof services fromandosrdstice, BarnaRestorative Juhelptoy Living CentreHEART Healthng of thealth and wellbeiimprove the hevolveity. Services inunmmcorlleveTraeless,rs who are homlleveraTithwworks workwork, early yearfamily supportintograte Travellersand work to intengalth and wellbeimainstream heactivities.Research: BME OlderBelfastPeople inThe Trustcommu produced a repnities: the health ort “BMEwellbeinangreport d of older people detailed”. Thesoand wellbeing is me of the healthsby older people ues experiencedfrom BMcommunitEa numb ies in Belfast aernd includehow the of recommendations o dse couldnsteeringbe addresgoversee roup continues sed. Ato meetthe implementatorecommtiendatioon of thns.e5