A new National Patient Safety Alert has set five actions for every care provider using patient hoists or slings. Find out what must be checked, recorded and improved before 16 September 2027, including equipment compatibility, LOLER examinations and staff training.
The bands were amazing. What I saw happen to the crowd around me wasn’t. 15 years of health and safety training taught me to watch what happens when the paperwork meets fifty thousand people, and Knebworth showed me exactly what happens when nobody’s been trained to use it.
Can a tiny scratch or puncture wound put you at risk of tetanus? We explain why wound size is the wrong measure, what makes a wound tetanus-prone and how vaccination protection works in the UK.
First aid gets used far more often than people think. For World First Aid Day 2026, we share the real UK picture and five practical checks every workplace should make.
Written by Stephanie Austin, Owner & Lead Trainer, Prima Cura Training | Last reviewed: September 2026 | Next review:…
Should you pull glass or another object out of a wound? Find out why removing it could make the bleeding worse, what to do instead and when to seek urgent medical help.
Sickle cell disease is the UK’s fastest-growing genetic disorder, yet most workplaces don’t know what a crisis looks like or how to help. Here’s what it is, how it’s treated, and what good support actually looks like.
Propping a baby’s bottle may seem harmless, but it can increase the risks of choking, aspiration and suffocation. Here’s why babies should always be held and supervised during bottle feeds.
Written by Stephanie Austin, Owner & Lead Trainer, Prima Cura Training | Last reviewed: August 2026 | Next review:…
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