Health referral programmes

Employee Health Plan

The aim of the Employee Health Plan is to improve the quality of people's working lives and decrease sickness absenteeism.

The Occupational Health Unit act as gatekeepers to the service, through which all employees can access a number of services:

1. Health Rehabilitation Scheme; provides individualised treatment including:

• physiotherapy
• exercise therapy
• holistic therapy
• reflexology
• nutrition
• herbalism
• homeopathy

2. Healthy Living Programme; aims to raise all employees' awareness of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.
Programmes offered include:

• workplace visits
• health talks
• onsite massage
• relaxation
• tai-chi
• step o meter campaign

3. Health and Exercise Scheme: enables all employees to access any of Bolton Metro Leisure centres at a discounted rate

The Active Health-Exercise Referral scheme is a service which provides low cost and free physical activity for residents of East Bolton, referred by their Doctor, practice nurse or health professional.

If your Doctor/nurse has ever said you have the following conditions: Overweight/Obesity, High blood pressure, Heart disease, High Cholesterol, Stable Angina, Stress or Mild depression and diabetes type1 and type 2.
 
What activities can l do?   

Fitness Suite, Swimming Tai Chi, Dancing, Relaxation, Exercise classes, Walking groups, Chair based exercise water based activities and cycling groups.

How long does the scheme last?  

12-20 weeks with support

Phase IV Cardiac Rehab

Phase IV Cardiac Rehab is the final stage of a person's rehabilitation following a cardiac event e.g. heart attack, heart bypass, heart valve replacement.

 The scheme last 12 weeks and is free of charge (except for a £4 admin fee), sessions are offered at the following leisure centres:

· Farnworth
· Leverhulme
· Horwich
· Excel

Over the 12 week period participants are introduced to an exercise programme in the fitness suite, as well of having the option of attending a circuit based class. During this time they will learn how to exercise safely, and effectively, by fully qualified cardiac rehab fitness instructors.

After 12 weeks participants are discharged from the scheme and encouraged to continue with their exercise regime; by becoming a member of the leisure centre they have been exercising in. It is very important that they continue with their exercise, in order to gain protective benefits which will reduce the risk of them suffering another cardiac event.