Welcome to the New Year. We hope that 2023 ended well for everyone and that the new year has started as you had hoped. This year we will be expanding…

Restart a Heart Day is in its seventh year now.  Last years campaign was somewhat different due to COVID and we were unable to get into the schools but this…

Restart a Heart Day is in its fifth year now and we will again be supporting the local Ambulance trust, CFRs, Police Officers, NHS Staff, Fire & Rescue and St…

Tis the season where all the usual routines go out the window.  Whether you’re packing the family up for long road trip to visit all the reletives, attending Christmas parties…

It was world Diabetes day this week so we thought that it would be a timely reminder about the condition from a first aid perspective. Diabetes affects 3,9 million people…

Restart a heart day is on 16th Oct and we will be involved again for the third year running.  Supporting the local Yorkshire Ambulance Service along with local CFRs, Fire…

We are please to see that our total figures for training in September were as follows: 9 FAW 26 EFAW 10 Paediatric 73 BLS & AED That's a total of…

Changes to Resuscitation Council UK guidelines on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in October 2015 mean that HSE will now be revising the Emergency First Aid and First Aid at Work syllabuses.  The…

Changes to the Forestry Commission policy recommend those who work in the Forestry industry attend training which includes additional topics relevant to the risks and nature or their work. The…

Sessay Community First Responders are holding an open day on Sat 26th April 1100-1400 at Sessay Village Hall, Thirsk.  If you are interested in learning more about the team or…

The following list is taken from the 'First Aid Assessment Principles' document produced by Skills for Health which states that: "Trainers/Assessors must:  1) be occupationally competent in the area of…