Held annually from 2003, the upcoming World Day for Health and Safety takes place on 28th April 2017. The purpose of the awareness day is to promote decent, safe and healthy work in the workplace environment. … 28th April: World Day for Safety & Health at WorkRead More »
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World Health Day is an official annual event that promotes the awareness of health worldwide. Initiated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), World Health Day began in 1950, on the anniversary of their formation. Each year, the WHO organises national and local events globally that seek to draw attention to public health issues. … World
When you learn first aid, you hope that you’ll never have to use your skills in an emergency. Ok, so you’ll expect to have to use the odd plaster. Or perhaps you’ll send someone to hospital to get a possible broken arm checked out. But hopefully you’ll never have to deal with a something as serious
We all rely on the medical professionals from our fantastic National Health Service to look after us when we get injured or ill. Whether it’s GPs and Practice Nurses at our local surgery, or paramedics, consultants, nurses and surgeons in our hospitals. But what happens when they’re not around? What happens in the time between an
Good news for schools!New regulations have just been issued regarding the use of reliever asthma inhalers in schools. From 1st October 2014 the Human Medicines (Amendment) (No2) Regulations 2014 will allow schools to hold a spare emergency asthma inhaler for use in emergencies. … Emergency Salbutamol Inhalers in SchoolsRead More »
This October has seen the biggest shake-up of First Aid legislation since 1981, with the Health and Safety Executive withdrawing from the approval of first aid courses. But do you know what it means for you? In the past, you could be assured that your HSE-accredited training provider had gone through rigorous checks to ensure
