Category First Aid at Work

Course of the week – Moving People Safely Level 2

This course is ideal for all workplace requirements, as it includes safer moving and positioning of people as well as manual handling of objects. The course is designed to meet the requirements and recommendations of the HSE Manual Handling Regulations…

Skin cancer trial results ‘exciting’

Both treatments, for advanced melanoma, are designed to enable the immune system to recognise and target tumours. The findings were released at the American Society of Clinical Oncology conference in Chicago.  The experimental drugs, pembrolizumab and nivolumab, block the biological…

Course of the week – Anaphylaxis

This course is aimed at anyone who requires a course in anaphylaxis awareness. The course covers the use of Epi-Pens, Emerade and Jext as well as recognition of signs, treatment, concerns and activating the EMS as well as care for…

Course of the week – Infection Control

Infection Control Training is a mandated training program for any employee, self-employed person, or safety representative who may be exposed to blood or other body fluids. This course is available online or from one of our approved instructors. It is designed to…

National Review of Asthma Deaths Released

World Asthma Day 2014, the most far reaching National Review of Asthma Deaths has been published. Shockingly it shows almost half of deaths could have been avoided with better routine care. It has identified prescribing errors of a horrifying scale…

Updates to student manuals

We have made some changes to most of the free student manuals that come with all ProTrainings courses whether classroom, blended or video online.  You can download these and many other documents and links from your training dashboard (where you…

Health atlas allows online search of risk by area

A new online map of England and Wales allows people to enter their postcode and find their community’s risk of developing 14 conditions, such as heart disease and lung cancer. The map presents population-wide health information for England and Wales. The…

What causes coronary heart disease?

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is arguably the the UK’s biggest killer. CHD develops when the blood supply to the muscles and tissues of the heart becomes obstructed by the build-up of fatty materials inside the walls of the coronary arteries.…