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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…
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…
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…
Course of the week – Manual Handling
This course is aimed at anyone who requires a course in manual handling and is ideal for all workplace requirements. The course is designed to meet the requirements and recommendations of the HSE Manual Handling Regulations 1992. Also available as…
Food Hygiene Level 2 Course Videos Added
We have added many videos to the food hygiene level 2 course to cover many new subjects and replaced some existing ones. Even if you have already taken the course you can still view new videos for up to 8…
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…
Eating too many sugary drinks, desserts and sweets could increase your risk of having a heart attack, the findings of a large US study suggest
Consuming the equivalent of a can a day of sugar-sweetened fizzy drinks was associated with an increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, JAMA Internal Medicine reports. Most adults and children in the US and the UK eat too much…
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…

