Following the launch in 2018 of the Get wise leaflet to First Aid kits in the workplace by the BHTA First Aid and Medical Equipment (FAME) section a NEW British Standard specification has just been launched to update the contents of workplace first aid BS 8599-1:2019 What is this standard about? It details what should

Major donations and great public support continue to boost charity appeal funds – now over the halfway line and heading towards £65,000 The Wallingford Accessible Boat Club (WABC) is announcing great success in its fundraising appeal for £65,000 to establish the Club and procure a wheelyboat which will enable disabled people from Wallingford and wider

The Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDeR) programme was established to support local areas to review the deaths of people with learning disabilities, identify learning from those deaths, and take forward the learning into service improvement initiatives.  It is being implemented at the time of considerable spotlight on the deaths of patients in the NHS, and

New guidance notes have been issued concerning the Registration of medical devices on the UK market After 29 March 2019, all medical devices, active implantable medical devices, in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs) and custom-made devices will need to be registered with the MHRA prior to being placed on the UK market. Given this is an

3 January 2019     Rachel Sacks     Category: Survival and support Education Secretary Damian Hinds has today confirmed plans to add CPR to the school curriculum in England, meaning thousands of secondary school pupils across the country will learn lifesaving first aid skills. Under the plans, all young people in England will have