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Viral Meningitis Awareness Week

This is the second Viral Meningitis Awareness week, and this year we are asking everyone to be #VocalAboutViral. It’s all about getting people to talk about the disease, its symptoms and its after-effects.   Up to 6,000 people each year…

Course of the week – Fire Safety level 2

This level 2 course is aimed at anyone who requires a course as a Fire Warden or a Fire Marshal. The course covers the latest fire safety regulations and the roles and duties of employees and their responsibilities on Fire…

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…

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.…

Peanut allergy treatment ‘a success’

Doctors say a potential treatment for peanut allergy has transformed the lives of children taking part in a large clinical trial.  The 85 children had to eat peanut protein every day – initially in small doses, but ramped up during…

Extra videos added

We have added many new videos to our Food Hygiene Level 2 course and some to the Paediatric First Aid course.  Other minor changes and new videos added to different courses to keep them up to date.  If we add…

Aspirin and the Aspod – Carry Aspirin safely

Aspirin, used in the prevention of heart attacks, is probably the most cost-effective drug available in medical practice and daily low-dose aspirin is now a standard item in the management of heart disease patients. There is evidence that aspirin, taken…

Eating nuts during pregnancy ‘may curb allergies’

Children are less likely to have a nut allergy if their mother ate nuts while pregnant, a study has concluded.  The work, published in JAMA Paediatrics, looked at the health and diets of more than 8,000 children and their mothers.…