Health visits for night shift workers Health visits for night shift workers

Teams from Brent Health Matters visited night-shift workers from the Bakkavor food factory in Park Royal in April.

Vilma Marcelo, 43, from Wembley, started working at Bakkavor four years ago after her husband had a serious accident.

Vilma, who was grateful for the opportunity to access a wide range of services at her workplace, having struggled to visit her GP during usual opening hours, said: “I have never seen an event like this before.

“I am motivated to do more walking in Wembley’s parks to look after my physical and mental well-being.”

Brent Health Matters teams regularly go out and about visiting communities in their familiar settings, such as religious and cultural spaces, to offer free health checks and advice on people’s health and long-term conditions.

So far, Brent Health Matters has provided 4,480 health checks for Brent residents to monitor height, weight, blood pressure blood sugar and other conditions. These checks have spotted health problems – that were previously not known about by the person concerned –with more than one in five residents then referred on for further health support. More GPs in Brent now offer out-ofhours appointments during evenings, weekends, and bank holidays. Find out more by visiting your local GP’s website. For more information about Brent Health Matters go to: https://rb.gy/nsnl5