We held our first  12 Hour Paediatric First Aid Course at the Angel Hotel on the 24th and 25th September. Delegates were from the Caterpillar Day Nursery in Market Harborough. Delegates completed the 12 hour course to meet the needs of the day nursery sector in order to fulfill the duty of care requirements that [...]

We are now running ITC First Aid Trainer Induction Courses. This course is suitable for anyone who wishes to deliver regular first aid courses for their organisation, or place of work, or who wants to deliver first aid courses professionally. ITC First Aid Ltd is an awarding body for first aid qualifications in the UK. [...]

We held another open course in August at the Angel Hotel in Market Harborough. Although it was a sunny day all our candidates from various local businesses attended eager to learn some new first aid skills. Employers have to risk assess their workplace first aid requirements, and the 1-day Emergency FirstAid at Work (EFAW) qualification [...]

We have spent the last two days delivering an ITC Certificate in Outdoor First Aid course for staff and friends of the Pinnacle Climbing Centre in Northampton. The centre has just celebrated one year of opening and is a thriving and popular venue for climbers of all ages and abilities in the East Midlands. The [...]

We held an Emergency First Aid at Work course today at the Springboard Centre in Coalville. It was the first time we had been to this venue and it proved popular with delegates from two local companies- MP Personal Training and Greasley Electronics Ltd. All delegates thoroughly enjoyed the course and demonstrated excellent first aid skills.  Once [...]

We are pleased to announce that we will now be providing Edexcel courses as well as City & Guilds and ITC first aid courses. More information will follow soon.

We had a great day today delivering an EFAW course at a new venue – The Charnwood Arms, in Coalville. The delegates were all from a local company and they proved to be capable first-aiders, with excellent skills demonstrated by them all. Once again it was encouraging to see a local business taking pro-active steps [...]

SCL has just completed a second year of delivering first aid training to pre-registration pharmacists from hospitals across the East Midlands area, including Northampton, Leicester, Chesterfield, Lincoln, Derby and Nottingham. First aid competencies are part of the syllabus for their training and for two years now SCL has delivered the Health and Safety Approved (HSE) [...]

This Primary Care Trust commissioned work involved auditing the Medicines Use Reviews (MUR) undertaken by Pharmacists within the locality, to ensure payment claims were accurate, to identify areas where training and support were required and share good practice. The audit produced interesting results and highlighted a number of training needs as well as some evidence [...]

We had a busy Saturday providing an Emergency First Aid at Work course for coaches and staff from Market Harborough Rugby Club, Leicestershire. The club are keen to ensure that they provide a safe environment for the players of all ages and adhere to the guidance from the RFU for first aid provision. The course [...]

This session was designed for a PharmaCo who were supporting a public health campaign, centered around patients who were self-managing their continence problems by purchasing pads from pharmacies. The company highlighted the need for pharmacists and their support staff to have training to improve their confidence when engaging patients who may be embarrassed, in order [...]

This evening event was designed and delivered for a PharmaCo who were interested in helping pharmacist undertake MURs for patients who were prescribed anticholinergic drugs. The brief centered around taking a patient centered approach during the MUR and looking at all factors that could negatively impact on the patients continence. The session was problem based [...]

The Resuscitation Council (UK) has published its 2010 guidelines. The following changes in the BLS guidelines for adults have been made to reflect the importance placed on chest compression, particularly good quality compressions, and to attempt to reduce the number and duration of pauses in chest compression: 1. When obtaining help, ask for an automated [...]

A group of 18 pharmacists and their staff attended a one-day emergency first aid course at the Coventry Conference Centre last week. The course was organised in conjunction with Coventry Local Pharmaceutical Committee and sponsored by ALK-Abello, the UK distributor of Epipens. The rationale behind the course is to ensure that pharmacy staff are able [...]

The Government has released its White Paper which outlines fundamental change for the NHS. The paper ‘Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS‘ details how power will be devolved from Whitehall to patients and professionals. The aim of the reforms are to allow professionals more time to focus on improving health outcomes, and to allow patients [...]

This new Emergency First Aid at Work has been developed to replace the longer First Aid at Work course for low hazard environments. This course gives participants essential lifesaving techniques.

The FAW covers emergency life-saving techniques, as well as dealing with other injuries and illnesses. This is an HSE approved course.

Electrical Defibrillation is well established as the effective intervention for cardiac arrest, the most important determinant of survival being the time from collapse to delivery of the first shock. Today the widespread deployment of Automated External Defibrillators (AED’s) is considered a realistic strategy for reducing mortality due to heart disease. No previous experience is necessary [...]

This course is for those who might have to manage emergency situations or minor occurrences when looking after young children and meets Ofsted requirements for those working in early years settings

This course is the first day (6 hours) of the Paediatric First Aid Award. It is suitable for those who require knowledge and skills of emergency first aid for children and babies. It is NOT suitable for current Ofsted requirements. The 2-day ITC Paediatric First Aid qualification is what is required by Ofsted. Content Safe [...]

Being located between Leicester and Northampton, Market Harborough is an excellent location for us to deliver our Emergency First Aid at Work Courses, as well as first aid training in general. Todays course was an Emergency First Aid at Work course, the new one day Health and Safety Executive (HSE)  approved first aid training course [...]

This qualification is for the sports person, coach, spectator or other involved adult. As well as the topics found in most first aid qualifications this course includes key sports topics such as return to play decisions, managing specialist sports kit such as gum shields and helmets, when to and not to use ice, and sports [...]

Many people suffer from severe allergic reactions and at this time of year the potential for wasp and bee stings is a real problem. Those who know they have life-threatening reactions often carry an auto-injector device, such as an EpiPen, but if you have never had to use one, the instructions given to you when [...]

This course has been developed in response to candidate demand. It is a single, stand alone day (7-hour) ITC accredited qualification using the systems and procedures common to all ITC qualifications. It is the qualification of choice for team coaches, athletes and youth team leaders. Pre-requisites An active interest and commitment to sport first aid. [...]

Following requests and feedback from colleagues we have designed a simple self-evaluation test based on the pharmacy contract and professional standards. We are hoping that this simple tool will allow pharmacists to quickly check their knowldge and understanding of the pharmacy contract. Give it a go and let us know if you have any comments [...]

First Aid for Sport – Emergency Action.This qualification is for the sports person, coach, or spectator. This single unit is the first unit of the Level 2 Certificate in First Aid

This qualification has been developed with the support of the SQA for the requirements of the worker or practitioner in Scotland’s outdoor environment.  It is suitable for workers in the forests or glens of the Highlands & Islands and will maintain the license to practice for those with Outdoor National Governing Body Instructor awards. This [...]

This course in an annual 3-hour essential life saving skills refresher. This training is strongly recommended by the HSE for all who have completed a statutory 3-day First Aid at Work, a statutory 2-day First Aid at Work Revalidation, or a statutory 1-day Emergency First Aid at Work qualification. Content Candidates should demonstrate their competence [...]

Some workplaces e.g. GP waiting room, have assessed their First Aid needs relating to their visitors and require staff training in immediate life-saving techniques concerned with collapse and choking. The content can be tailored to the environment, typical course content is listed. Content Workplace safety Vital signs Unresponsive breathing casualty Unresponsive non-breathing casualty Conscious chest [...]

Littlewood Fencing, in Great Glen, approached us to help train their team on what to do in an emergency. Their staff mainly work off site and  as construction workers, cuts, sprains and other injuries are of great concern. The management team have decided to put their staff through the Emergency First Aid at Work course [...]