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First Aid training should be FUN! and not continuous chalk & talk. We achieve this by using an interactive style of training delivery with all students participating in the learning experience. We do not go for gory stories from the trainers but sensible realistic examples of what a student can expect in the workplace.

Our courses are supplemented by full colour approved First Aid manuals and we only teach accepted First Aid protocols.

Our trainers are all experienced in First Aid in the Workplace and all have or are working toward Adult education teaching qualifications. 

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The latest in First Aid and Health & Safety news

Here you will find all the relevant changes to First Aid practice, regulations and matters that may affect you or your business. First Aid protocols are notorious for the frequency they change. it seems sometimes that just as you and your first aiders get used to one way of performing CPR, then something has changed!

This section will endeavour to keep you up to date with recent changes and also possible future changes not only in First Aid practice but also HSE regulations.

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New First Aid at Work courses Here are the details of the new HSE approved First Aid courses from October 2009   First Aid at Work and Emergency Aid courses are changing on 1st October 2009. See this flowchart to see if the changes affect you   Update on the review of the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 Click here for the latest on the most important changes to First Aid in the Workplace for over 30 years. First Aid at Work courses are likely to be 3 days instead of 4 and Appointed persons courses will be 6 hours instead of 4.   New Basic Life Support Protocols launched from th Resuscitation Council (UK) Read the new resuscitation procedures here and in detail here   Update on the review of the Health and SafThe Latest in First Aid & Healthety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 The latest update from the HSE.   THE ANALYSIS OF REVIEW QUESTIONNAIRE The HSE have published their findings on the major review of First Aid in the workplace.  Changes that are proposed include reducing the First Aid at Work course from 4 to 3 days and ensuring that only approved organisations can teach Emergency Aid courses. Click here to read the report analysis and HSE recommendations for the future of First Aid in the Workplace. FIRST AID TRAINING: RETENTION OF SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE by Dr Mark Woods (proof that 3 years is too long for a First Aid at Work certificate! The HSE have responded to the Casella Review This is essential reading for any organisation interested in the future of First Aid at Work. In 2001, The HSE commissioned research into the effectiveness of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981. The report, produced by Casella Winton, was published on the 30 January 2003. Here is the HSE's response. Read about it here   The Casella Review 2003

October 2001

When to get help There has always been differing ideas about when to call for help during CPR. Here, the Resuscitation Council clear this one up once and for all!