News & Updates

If there’s one insight that stayed with me, it’s this: first aid training isn’t just about emergencies, it’s about empowerment.

Helen joins Christian Harris on the Safety and Risk Success podcast – Simple Skills that Save Lives: Elevating First Aid Awareness.

Helen is so excited that despite a super busy autumn half-term, the success story of our First Aid Training courses has been picked up by THREE publications! Check out the articles in: Family Friendly Working – Do you know what to do when your child is sick? Yorkshire Post – Mum who helped friend save […]

Small children are NOT small adults! Learn why Helen Underwood has such a passion for equipping parents and carers with essential First Aid knowledge and what is covered in the course in the video below: To find out more about the course click here.

LEEDS MUM ON MISSION TO SHARE FIRST AID SKILLS FOR PARENTS ‘BIG SICK, LITTLE SICK?!’ – TEACHES SIMPLE SKILLS THAT SAVE LIVES This month a First Aid Expert and Former NHS physio from Leeds, is excited to launch ‘Big Sick Little Sick?! – First Aid for Parents’ – a virtual course she’s dreamt of developing […]

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have launched updated versions of the following documents: L74 – Guidance on The Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 GEIS 3 – Selecting a First Aid Training Provider – A Guide for Employers The full documents can be accessed through the links above. The most significant change in […]

The HSE published the most recent statistics in November 2023 (check out HSE key figures here), highlighting an alarming figure of 0.9 million workers that are reported to be suffering from work related stress, depression or anxiety, either new or long standing in 2022/23. Of these workers, 338,000 are suffering from a new case. For […]

“Mountains cover around 27 percent of the Earth’s land surface and host about half of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. They supply freshwater to an estimated half of humanity as well as being home to an extraordinary range of plants and animals, and to many culturally diverse communities with different languages and traditions. From climate regulation […]

As the weather gets colder, many people notice that their Asthma symptoms get worse. For many Asthma sufferers winter is a tough season. Why does the cold weather affect Asthma? Put simply, when it is cold, the air is dryer and colder. Breathing in cold, dry air irritates the airways in the lungs, which react […]

100 years ago, Frederick Banting and John Macleod won a Nobel Prize for discovering the treatment which has gone on to save millions of lives around the world – insulin.  Insulin is what is used in the medical treatment of Diabetes for people who do not correctly produce this hormone in their own body. Whilst no […]

A burn injury is for life. A staggering 30 children per day attend hospital due to a burn caused by a hot drink. In 2022 a total of 7,335 children and 8,520 adults were burned or scalded severely enough to need admission to hospital (these figures doesn’t include those seen in A&E and discharged home). […]

A precautionary recall on all Emerade Adrenaline Auto-Injectors (AAIs) of 300 microgram and 500 microgram doses has been actioned as during a design assessment conducted by the manufacturer some there is a potential for some 300 microgram and 500 microgram Emerade pens to fail during use after having been dropped. For full details of this […]

For many smaller common injuries, some First Aid knowledge and a first aid kit can enable you to sort things out yourself. Attending a First Aid course can give you confidence in dealing with emergencies, so get yourself booked onto a course. If you need some extra help, there are a number of options open […]

Well, we’ve had a call today as I write this from a candidate postponing their training as they are positive with Covid-19, and as restrictions lift it will still be an issue – particularly for those vulnerable members of our community. We would therefore ask our clients to help us in keeping all of our […]

Mental Health is as important as physical health. On Tuesday 23 March 2021, the First Aid (Mental Health) Bill was passed to a second reading and whilst the content of the bill is not yet available at the time of writing this article, it is thought that it will become compulsory for businesses to have a certain […]

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have clarified the position of First Aid Training during the latest coronavirus lockdown. In England the policy position of the HSE is that first aid training required to comply with health and safety or other legislation can continue to take place under relevant coronavirus restrictions in England. All possible […]

We have today recevied updated guidance from one of our Ofqual Awarding Organisations regarding the delivery of First Aid Training during the lockdown period which begins on 6 January 2021. In summary: Training Guidance Whilst the restrictions and guidelines vary between each nation, the requirements for training are common in each, so our guidance at […]

The HSE has this week announced changes to the validity of existing First Aid qualifications due to the backlog of people needing First Aid Traning and the reduced capacity of many training organisations who are delivering courses with fewer candidate numbers in order to ensure that courses are covid-secure. The details are as follows: First […]

This is an overview of the procedures that we have put in place to ensure the safety of both candidates and staff during first aid training courses. If you have any questions about our procedures or about particular course types, please do not hesitate to contact us at Underwood Training HQ. * where a qualification […]

I’m happy to announce that we are back delivering First Aid training courses. Our trials of Covid-19 secure First Aid at Work Requalificaiton and Paediatric First Aid courses these past two weeks have gone really well and we’ve recieved fabulous feedback from our clients. A few pictures from these courses – during training and the […]

For those of you working in adult workplaces, you will recall from an earlier blog that the HSE announced a further extension to Emergency First Aid and First Aid at Work qualifications that expired on/after 16 March 2020 to 30 September 2020. This is excellent news as currently the advice for the First Aid Industry […]

There are now glimpses of the light at the end of the tunnel, so I hope that this is enabling you to feel a bit more positive about the future. We are hoping soon to be able to rebuild and get First Aid Training courses up and running for you again, and as there has […]

To update you on where we are currently at in terms of First Aid Training, this is the latest information that we have received from our industry. The HSE has announced via its website today 26 May 2020: ‘Requalification training in England: The first aid training industry in England is confident that enough courses will […]

The HSE has updated their information regarding First Aid cover during the COVID-19 pandemic. The following information is from the HSE’s website: If first aid cover for your business is reduced because of coronavirus or you can’t get the first aid training you need, there are some things you can do so that you still comply […]

In a nutshell: If you have to do this in an emergency the Resuscitation Council (UK) recommend you seek advice from NHS 111 afterwards  The CPR protocol for children has NOT changed – it is likely that the rescuer knows the child and ventilations are essential for children as they are more likely to initially […]

Great news for First Aiders who are being affected by the current Coronavirus situation in respect to requalification courses – a 3-month extension to your certificate if it expires on or after 16th March 2020. This will also cover Paediatric First Aid qualifications. HSE statement in full: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is aware that […]