High Performance Training

We are pleased to confirm that our usual email address of [email protected] is up and running again and you can contact us on that address once more. Unfortunately, however, we have not been able to get hold of any emails sent to that address during the down time and fear these might be lost in the ether forever.

If anyone needs to contact us, we have arranged the following temporary email address: [email protected]. We are currently looking for a new service provider who will allow us to migrate our normal email addresses and will repost once this is done.

Unfortunately sometime at the end of June our email, highperformancetraining.net, stopped working and our service provider, Speednames, have not yet sorted it out. We will update here as soon as we have more information but in the meantime our telephone number is still working, 01922 414759.

Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Guidance during COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic Dr Andy Lockey, Vice-President of Resuscitation Council UK, issues the latest guidance for what you should do if someone has an out of hospital cardiac arrest during…

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is aware that people holding Offshore Medic (OM), Offshore First Aid (OFA), First Aid at Work (FAW) or Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) certificates nearing expiry date, might experience disruption to access to requalification training as a result of events or circumstances generated by the coronavirus pandemic.

HSE’s current guidance on the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981: https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/l74.pdf and the Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (First-Aid) Regulations 1989https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/l123.pdf is that those holding an OM, OFA, FAW or EFAW qualification should undertake retraining before their original certificate expires and HSE strongly recommends that employers, and individuals holding those qualifications should plan for requalification training well in advance of expiry dates.

If however requalification training is prevented for reasons associated directly with coronavirus or by complying with related government advice, it is reasonable and practical to extend the validity of current certificates by up to 3 months. Anyone taking advantage of this extension should be able to describe clearly their reasons for delaying requalification training, and demonstrate steps they have taken to undertake the training, if required.

This guidance comes into effect for certificates expiring on or after 16th March 2020. HSE will review this matter over the coming months and will issue further statements as necessary.

www.hse.gov.uk

Resuscitation Council UK has published statements on COVID-19 ( .) These are designed to inform both healthcare professionals and members of the public. Please read: http://bit.ly/39tL8Ti

Love the fact that Public Access Defibrillators are becoming more and more common. I might seem weird to other people enjoying their holidays but mine often involves shouting out, "Oh, look, a defibrillator!" 😜A few from a recent holiday.

We've stated the obvious before, but we'll state it again- don't damage defibs! One day, they could be used to save a loved one, or even yourself. http://bit.ly/2R1RlgB

Brilliant! Go, Scotland!

It's all happening in Scotland! Glasgow and Aberdeen schools are adding CPR to the curriculum; and now the rest of the nation is considering following suit! http://bit.ly/2L0Y8Y5

Let's hope this doesn't happen this time around. Keeping fingers crossed.

Tory MPs block bill to give first aid training to children by talking non-stop until debate ends One Education Minister's speech was described as being like reading a 'telephone book' out loud in Parliament