To mark World Osteoporosis Day, an impressive awareness event was held at Stormont, the Northern Ireland Assembly, organized by the Belfast Trust (HSCNI).
a group of ROS volunteers and nurses from across Northern Ireland went along and spoke with Claire Sugden MLA and Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt MLA as well as LAs about the importance of bone health.
All five FLS teams from across Northern Ireland were represented:
• Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
• Northern Health and Social Care Trust
• South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
• Southern Health and Social Care Trust
• Western Health and Social Care Trust
News and photos from the event were widely shared by the Royal Osteoporosis Society and the Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme (FFFAP) across their social media channels.
Captions for images below:
1.Claire Sugden MLA (Chair of All Party Group on Aging and Older People) with NI FLS nurses, ROS volunteers, Belfast Trust Community Falls Team and Radiographers on the stairs at Stormont
2. FLS Nurses from all 5 Trusts in Northern Ireland
3. Sister Gillian Craigan talking to the Health Minister Mike Nesbitt
