Restart a Heart Day takes place on 16th October each year to raise awareness of cardiac arrest and help people to learn CPR. As part of this brilliant initiative, First on Scene visit schools to train students in the life saving skills of CPR.  As Restart a Heart Day fell on a Sunday this year, […]

Restart a Heart Day takes place on 16th October each year to raise awareness of cardiac arrest and help people to learn CPR. As part of this brilliant initiative, First on Scene visit schools to train students in the life saving skills of CPR.  As Restart a Heart Day fell on a Sunday this year, […]

This information is superseded by our First on Scene COVID Secure Strategy which canbe found here: www.firstonscene.co.uk/covid-secureCoronavirus (COVID-19)Resumption of First Aid TrainingFollowing the government’s latest announcement regarding the easingof lockdown measures in England and the proposed move from level 4 tolevel 3 on the COVID alert scale, we are planning to resume ourtraining courses from Monday […]

This information is superseded by our First on Scene COVID Secure Strategy which can be found here: www.firstonscene.co.uk/covid-secure 23rd March 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Training SuspendedIn light of the current circumstances surrounding coronavirus (COVID-19), the time is now right for us to suspend all classroom based First on Scene training courses effective from Tuesday 24th March […]

This information is superseded by our First on Scene COVID Secure Strategy which can be found here: www.firstonscene.co.uk/covid-secure 9th March 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Important information for first aid training It is safe and essential to attend first aid training:The Health and Safety Executive and Consultant Microbiologists from NHS England have provided advice specifically for first aid […]

On Monday 16th October 2017, up to 200,000 young people across the UK learnt CPR as part of European Restart a Heart Day.First on Scene provided the free CPR training to pupils at three West Yorkshire schools; Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School, Tong Leadership Academy and Allerton Grange High School.Every year, around 30,000 people in […]

We would like to make an appeal to you on behalf of one of our recently trained first aiders, Josie Howarth.Josie was waiting in the foyer of the Manchester Arena on Monday 22nd May 2017 when the horrific Manchester bombing occurred.  She suffered massive injuries to her legs in the blast but managed to use […]

When Tracey Hillam signed up for an Emergency First Aid at Work course, she thought the most she would ever have to deal with is the cuts and broken bones that come with being a parent. She certainly didn’t expect to be using her skills for something more serious only a few days later…Tracey was […]

Back in November 2016 Sayama Hanif was selected by her school, Lilycroft Primary, to attend a first aid course with First on Scene.  Little did Sayama know that just 6 weeks later she would be using the skills she had learned to save a life.Sayama was driving home through Bradford when she came across a […]

A BBC investigation has found that 12 out of the UK’s 13 ambulance services are currently missing the target of reaching seriously ill and injured patients in 8 minutes.Unfortunately, Ambulance bosses state that ever-increasing demand on the system means they often fall short of this target. Time spent queuing outside A&E waiting to transfer patients and having […]