Category first aid

Dramatic Rise’ In Liver Disease Deaths

Deaths from liver disease have increased 400% in the last 40 years, according to the British Liver Trust, which is calling for screening to help combat the problem.   The organisation is warning that costs from the disease could rise above…

Common Inductions Standards for Care video online course live

Induction training in the care sector provides a valuable start to care workers new jobs.  The problem has been to have a course that covers enough content to meet the standards in a flexible format.  This ProTrainings course covers the…

Course of the week – First Aid for Family Emergencies

This course is aimed at anyone who requires a course in family first aid. The certificate is valid for 3 years and a recommended annual refresher can be done online. This course is aimed at the needs of the family.…

Statins slash risk of heart disease or stroke for women, study finds

A review of data from 27 trials featuring 46,675 female and 127,474 male patients found the treatment slashed their risk of heart disease or stroke.  Around 600,000 women die from the conditions every year. But the review found statins, which work by lowering so-called…

New online courses for 2015 coming soon

We are developing new video online courses to go live early 2015 and these are in different sectors in Health & Safety, Office Skills and more in the care sector.  We also have these courses available through our national network…

Mental Capacity Act online course coming soon

We are finishing off a new mental capacity act online training course which will be going live in January. We already have a classroom based course which can be taught nationally or at your workplace.  For more information, call 01206…

Faulty insulin pens recall

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) warned people with diabetes who use insulin pens manufactured by Owen Mumford to check their pens are being recalled. If they have a pen from the list of affected lots, then they…