Due to the wealth of evidence on the severity of ‘first aid skill fade’, from October 2009, the
HSE now recommend that First Aiders and Emergency First Aiders attend annual refresher
training. The flow chart below shows the HSE’s recommended sequence
of training.
Annual Refresher Training is also intended to speed up the introduction of new first aid guidelines that are based on the latest medical studies. New international first aid guidelines will be released in October 2010 and they will be implemented by training providers as quickly as possible after they are announced.