Benedict’s Law is shaping how school, health and social care providers approach training, shifting the focus from course completion to proven staff competence. It emphasises that employees must not only complete training but also demonstrate the ability to apply their knowledge safely in practice.
“Do I need insurance to give first aid?” (Spoiler alert: no!) A potential client recently told me they only wanted to train with St John
This month’s blog post, frankly, is not written by me (Carolyn). Nor by anyone at Winterbury Training. Full disclosure – ChatGPT did all the research and wrote the blog, in its entirety.
Each year there is a surge in demand on health services (A&E, ambulances, hospitals) due to cold weather, increased infections (flu, norovirus), and more people with existing conditions needing care, leading to bed shortages, longer waits, and staff burnout.
WINTERBURY WISDOM – RESUSCITATION COUNCIL UK 2025 UPDATE October 27th 2025 – a date that many of us in the first aid training industry have
EYFS SAFEGUARDING CHANGES: WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR MY SETTING? The EYFS has been updated with a raft of safeguarding reforms which came into effect
MEDIA PORTRAYAL OF CPR AND USING A DEFIBRILLATOR What’s your guilty secret?? (Keep it clean!!) Mine is Casualty – my Saturday nights are not the
As Community First Responders with the South West Ambulance Service, Simon and I book on when we’re available to respond to alerts for medical emergencies
I was on the receiving end of some questionable training this month. Deciding to upskill, I booked a space on a course on airway management
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