{"id":208442,"date":"2019-06-26T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/208442\/hospital-staff-encouraged-to-be-healthy\/"},"modified":"2019-06-25T14:54:32","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T12:54:32","slug":"hospital-staff-encouraged-to-be-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/06\/26\/hospital-staff-encouraged-to-be-healthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospital staff encouraged to be healthy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Self-care and maintaining your overall wellness should be at the top of your-to-do list and for many of us our busy lifestyles get in the way.<\/p>\n

For doctors, nurses and hospital staff this is made even more difficult as many work long shifts.<\/p>

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With this in mind Life Roseacres Hospital hosted a wellness day for its staff members, on Thursday, with a variety of information stands and wellness check points on offer.<\/p>\n

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Renathe van der Merwe, from Angel S, spoke to health care professionals about strokes.<\/p>

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\u201cAngel S is an organisation that assists in getting hospitals stroke ready,\u201d Renathe explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe offer training and readiness simulations to the staff and today we are focusing on patient awareness.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the most important things when dealing with a stroke patient is time and we want the staff to be aware and to educate the community to recognise the signs of a stroke and to know what to do and where to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dietician Anita Mostert was also on hand to offer the staff advice and tips on maintaining a balanced and healthy diet.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am here to offer my advice to hospital staff who may have questions on diet especially when it relates to chronic medical conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes etc,\u201d Anita said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDiet can make a huge difference in the maintenance and management of chronic illnesses.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Wellness coach Katya Andonova offered advice on diet and exercise to help promote a healthy lifestyle within the medical fraternity.<\/p>\n

Audiologist Jeni Botha, from Hear Prof, conducted hearing screenings during the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is important that medical professionals can hear well so that they can hear what their patients are telling them,\u201d Jeni said.<\/p>\n

Discovery and Medshield Medical Scheme wellness specialists were also on hand to do screenings such as blood sugar, blood pressure and HIV testing, to name a few.<\/p>\n

While Capitec Bank and Old Mutual personnel offered financial advice and helped staff plan for the future.<\/p>\n

The wellness day was great success.<\/p>\n