Thursday May 21, 2020
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM BST
Members: Free
Non-Members: Free (for limited time only)
Paige Simpson
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Doncaster Chamber is proud to support Mental Health Awareness Week (18th -22nd May)
Chamber Digital Webinar sessions will enable you to hear from an expert in their field sharing best practice, knowledge and experience. During this period of uncertainty our aim is to keep businesses moving and talking.
Each session will comprise of 20 minutes from an expert speaker followed by an interactive Q&A where you will be able to ask the expert questions directly. There will be an opportunity to have further discussions with the expert after the session has finished.
Overview:
40% of the population have a sleep issue and this statistic is increasing significantly due to Covid-19. Vicki Dawson will discuss the impact that the current situation is having on sleep patterns, the importance of sleep for wellbeing and what you can do to help to get your sleep back on track.
The Sleep Charity is a national based charity in Doncaster. They operate a sleep service in the town for children commissioned by Doncaster CCG. They provide training for professionals, conduct research and campaign to raise awareness about the importance of sleep.
Speaker Bio:
Vicki Dawson is CEO and Founder of The Sleep Charity. She is on the Board of the British Paediatric Sleep Association, part of the British Sleep Society. In October 2019 she presented at TEDx Doncaster and in March 2020 launched the ‘Wake Up Call’ in the House of Commons to lobby the government.
Vicki regularly appears in the national press. She has led the charity to win many national awards including the Royal Society for Public Health award for children and young people.
For all webinars you are required to make a ZOOM account so you can attend. Please follow the link below to create an account
https://zoom.us/
Once you have booked on you will be sent instructions on how to join the session.
Printed courtesy of www.doncaster-chamber.co.uk/ – Contact the Doncaster Chamber for more information.
Oak House, Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN4 5HZ – 01302 640100 – chamber@doncaster-chamber.co.uk