HEADS – Annual First Aid Refresher Course

 

Date: Wednesday 21 January 2026
Course Times:

  • Morning Session: 8:30 am – 11:30 am

  • Afternoon Session: 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Cost: £50 per delegate

Although re-qualification is only required every three years, significant changes to First Aid Practice are being introduced in January 2026. For this reason, delegates are strongly encouraged to attend this 3-hour refresher course.

Updated First Aid Practice – Key Changes Covered

  • New CPR guidance from the National Resuscitation Council

  • Updated procedures for managing choking

  • Revised protocols for responding to anaphylaxis

Core Topics Included

  • Conducting a scene survey

  • Conducting a primary survey of a casualty

  • Summoning appropriate assistance

  • Be able to provide first aid to an unresponsive casualty

  • Demonstrating CPR on a manikin

  • Placing a casualty in the recovery position

  • Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty who is experiencing a seizure

  • Administering first aid to a choking casualty

To Book

Contact Hadrian School:
0191 273 4440
daniel.coffey@hadrian.newcastle.sch.uk
david.palmer@hadrian.newcastle.sch.uk