Cancer Focus Northern Ireland

Broker Details

Name: Cancer Focus Northern Ireland
About: Voluntary, Community or Social Enterprise organisation
Address: 40-44 Eglantine Avenue, Belfast, Antrim, BT9 6DX
Primary Contact Niall Dempsey
Email: nialldempsey@cancerfocusni.org
Telephone: 02990663281
Mobile: 07497236153
Website: cancerfocusni.org/
Contract Type(s): Services
Location(s): Antrim, Armagh, Derry~Londonderry, Down, East Belfast, Fermanagh, Greater Belfast, North Belfast, South Belfast, Tyrone, West Belfast
Clause(s): Health & wellbeing strategy for staff, Health and wellbeing initiatives
Priorities: Children and young people, People from a minority ethnic background, People from deprived areas, People who need support with mental or physical wellbeing, Refugees and asylum seekers, Women from socially deprived areas
Profile:

Cancer Focus NI (CFNI) offers a range of therapeutic & health improvement services to cancer patients, their families and the local community, Our Keeping Well services can be delivered in community spaces & workplaces across NI to help people reduce their risk of cancer, stop smoking and lead healthier lives. Our keeping well services include but aren’t limited to:

  • Stop smoking service – Our award-winning Stop Smoking Service consistently has quit rates over 68% after 4 weeks. This service is a 12-week programme to support individuals who want to quit. We can offer weekly support alongside Nicotine replacement therapy.
  • Health checks – A CFNI health promotion officer & cancer prevention nurse will provide body composition, blood pressure and blood glucose checks. Participants will also be given health improvement and cancer awareness information based on individual goals.
  • Body Composition & Cancer Prevention Advice – A CFNI health promotion specialist will deliver a 1:1 body composition analysis and review your results in detail whilst providing advice on nutrition, healthy living and cancer awareness information.
  • Cancer Prevention Talks – These informative talks focus on general health improvement messaging such as smoking, alcohol, physical activity, diet, care in the sun, exposure to chemicals and provide literature on signs and symptoms of specific cancers including breast, testicular and prostate.

Location

Cancer Focus Northern Ireland

40-44 Eglantine Avenue, Belfast, Antrim, BT9 6DX