Author: Heather

Ways to help a panic attack?

Have you ever felt that you were on the verge of experiencing a panic attack? Have you been in a situation where you have experienced a panic attack? Or even come across someone having a panic attack?  Read on to find ways to help a panic attack…

Five ways to manage your well-being

Lets talk mental health and ways to manage your well-being. As a mental health first aider, it is important to know some ways to manage your well-being.  Do you know how to recognise your symptoms and when everyday strains become an issue?  We will go into this in another blog, but some include tiredness, muscle […]

How to cope with an Anxious Child?

Helping your child cope with worries about school Children can find different aspects of school life very stressful – starting a new class, a new school, moving away from their friends. They may be displaying classic signs of anxiety but would you know how to recognise them? Here I share my experience of helping my […]

First Aid & Mental Health First Aid Training Courses

Our First Aid & Mental Health First Aid Training Courses are now updated. We have now got our outstanding First Aid & Mental Health First Aid Training Courses uploaded in our diary awaiting for our learners to be booked on.  Here is our latest updated announcement of our First Aid & Mental Health First Aid […]

Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid in the Workplace Mental Health First Aid is very much spoken about within the media, with awareness is now on the increase. Read on to understand what Mental Health First Aid is all about, why it is important to be mental health aware and what is involved in our mental health first […]

First Aid Courses for Children

First Aid Courses for Children ** Updated **  Please keep your Eyes peeled for our next Children’s First Aid Course ** Our summer first aid courses for children are now released.  Please read on for new dates for our summer first aid courses for children. Running over the summer, we have raised two dates for […]

I don’t need to attend a first aid course!

I don’t need to attend a first aid course! I hear this a lot, “I don’t need attend a first aid course!”, “I don’t  need to have first aid training, or “That’s what the ambulance service is for!” Or “someone else will help, as they will be trained!”