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2015 NHS North West Games
NHS staff from nineteen different
organisations will take part in the fifth annual NHS North West Games on Sunday,
5 July 2015.
The annual health and wellbeing event is now firmly established in the NHS
calendar with staff taking part to compete for a winning title in a 5k run,
football, netball, badminton and rounders' competition. The annual golf
competition took place at Hough Wood Golf Course St Helens last week with Team Merseycare taking the 2015 title.
The rest of this year's events take place at Edge Hill University sports campus,
Ormskirk from 9.30am. As well as the range of field, court and track events for
staff, this year's event also includes a host of free family fun activities
including children's entertainment, face painting and assault course, climbing
wall and a 2k fun run for the children to compete in with sports activity taster
sessions on offer too.
Alex McCrudden, chair of the NHS North West Games steering group said:-
"This is our 5th year, and it gets bigger and better every year. We really want
staff to bring their families along and get involved this year. The games are a
fantastic opportunity for NHS organisations to promote regular participation in
physical activity and sport to encourage healthy lifestyles for their staff and
families. And it's just a really good day out! Any NHS staff members are invited
to come down with their families and support their organisation." Participating organisations:- 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust;
Aintree University Hospital; Alder Hey Children's Hospital; The Clatterbridge
Cancer Centre; Countess of Chester; Cheshire and Wirral Partnership; Liverpool Communty Health; Liverpool Heart
and Chest; Liverpool Womens Hospital; Mersey Care; North West Ambulance Service;
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University
Hospitals; Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Southport and Ormskirk Hospital
NHS Trust; St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; The Walton
Centre; Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Wirral Community Trust
and NHS
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