Mini First Aid Fife & Forth Valley

23/11/2025

We've had a brilliant week teaching workplace first aid courses to employees at a local plant hire services company J Todd Plant Services Ltd, to a community group in Benarty thanks to generous funding from Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Scotland and an open course at our lovely Dunblane venue The Dunblane Centre.

Our week has ended on a high point with our Christmas lunch and activity with fellow franchisees Mini First Aid Glasgow Mini First Aid Tayside Mini First Aid Ayrshire, Dumfries & Galloway Mini First Aid Edinburgh & the Lothians 🌲🎅
Thank you ladies. Lovely spending time with you, as always.

23/11/2025

As well as a cycling tutur, we trained child minders and a nanny in our workplace first aid course yesterday in The Dunblane Centre. Everyone passed and showed they a high level of competence and confidence across a range of first aid situations. 💪 Thank you all for booking your training with us! Scottish Childminding Association

Took a morning off teaching yesterday and renewed my First Aid with Mini First Aid Fife & Forth Valley. Great day - thank you Lynsay

22/11/2025

🚗Road Safety Week 🚗
Sadly, road crashes remain one of the biggest causes of death and injury in children of all ages.
On average, six children are killed or seriously injured in road crashes in Britain every day – that’s equivalent to a whole class of children every single week.
Road Safety Week, 16th to 22nd November, is Brake's biggest road safety campaign, so what better time to get the essential road safety messages out there that all families need to know.

https://www.fife.minifirstaid.co.uk/blog/teaching-your-children-road-safety?

Taking place from 16-22 November 2025, Road Safety Week is Brake's biggest road safety campaign. The road safety charity aims to t...

20/11/2025

⚠️ A SILENT SOLUTION ⚠️

Have you ever considered how you might successfully call for emergency support when you can't speak or it is not safe to speak? For example: you are the casualty who is choking or experiencing a heart attack. Intruders could be in your home or you want to alert the emergency services without raising suspicions of someone you're fearful of.

When calling 999/112 for emergency help on a mobile phone, press 55 when prompted to do so. This alerts the call response handlers to the fact you can't speak - but do need emergency help. Further action may be required to confirm an emergency response is genuinely needed. These further actions include whispering, coughing or tapping the phone.

Pressing '55' does not allow the emergency services to track your location.

Many people believe that simply by calling 999 - especially from a mobile phone - police support will automatically be sent. It won't.

This system helps the emergency call handlers filter any accidental or hoax 999 calls.

Many people still don't know about this life-saving service.

𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐄. 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐄. 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐄.

19/11/2025

How to ensure your baby is safe in their car seat this winter👇🏻

🚗 Do not strap your child in while they are wearing a bulky coat or sleepsuit - the material of the coat and any air trapped in it will mean that the straps are not tight enough against the baby’s body to stop them being shifted around in an accident.

🚗 Do the “pinch test” - pull the harness straps to a snug tightness which means if you try to pinch the harness horizontally you cannot pinch the material together.

🚗 Make sure the car seat harness straps are not twisted, this may distribute the weight incorrectly and cause injury.

🚗 If your child is in a rear-facing car seat, the harness straps should be in the slots at or below your child’s shoulders.

🚗 If your child is in a forward-facing car seat, the harness straps should be in the slots at or above your child’s shoulders.

For lots more advice about the law around car seats and what type of seat is right for your child’s age/weight, please take a listen to episode 24 ofthe Family Health Podcast episode in which we chat with an expert from Graco UK about car seat safety 🎧 We’ll link to this in the comments.

18/11/2025

Can you save a life? Could you save your baby's life if called upon?

If you think the answer might be 'no' or 'not sure' - we can help!

It's really unlikely you will ever be called upon to save a life, but imagine being in that position and knowing what to do.

No panic. No overwhelm. No wasted seconds or minutes.

Come and join us for a baby & child first aid class. It's not just about life-saving, it's also about head bumps and febrile seizures and cuts and bleeds and burns…..you will learn how to handle and treat all of these things!

What else can you spend £30 on and get SO much knowledge and peace of mind?

Head to the classes tab on our website and find your closest class today

fife.minifirstaid.co.uk

17/11/2025

⚠️ Take a moment you read this if you ever travel with wee ones in a car seat.

15/11/2025

Childhood Diabetes 👇

We’re lucky to be joined by two incredible experts for this blog: Michelle Dady, a former Mini First Aid trainer and paediatric diabetes specialist nurse, and Jackie Higgins, Senior Clinical Advisor and Youth Educator at Diabetes UK

Jackie also worked as a Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse in the NHS for many years before joining Diabetes UK. Together, they’ve helped lots of families navigate diabetes with confidence.

So, pop the kettle on and let’s dive in...

https://www.fife.minifirstaid.co.uk/blog/understanding-childhood-diabetes-what-every-parent-needs-to-know?

15/11/2025

🎉 What an incredible time we've been having! 🎉
A HUGE thank-you to everyone who’s booked their training with us — you’ve kept us busy in the best possible way!

We’ve been out and about delivering our Baby & Child First Aid classes all over Fife and Forth Valley — Cupar, St Andrews, Dalgety Bay, Dunblane and Falkirk — with wonderful support from The Dunblane Centre and Elements Centre for Wellbeing 💚

We’ve also been hands-on with workplace first aid training in Auchtermuchty J Todd Plant Services Ltd and Kirkcaldy. ⛑️

And we’re not slowing down!
Next week we’re back in ’Muchty, heading to Ballingry for the fantastic Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Scotland, and returning to Dunblane for another workplace first aid course. ⛑️✨

Thanks for learning with us and helping make our communities safer, one course at a time! 💚

14/11/2025

📣 Workplace First Aid Training — Last 2025 Dates Still Available!

We’re in full swing delivering our Workplace First Aid courses — and our final open courses of the year are happening soon at:
📍 The Dunblane Centre
📍 Polmont Community Hub
📍 Kirkcaldy Salvation Army Community Church

✨ 2026 course dates are landing on our booking site ANY day now — keep your eyes peeled!

Alongside our open sessions, we’ve also been out and about training amazing staff teams and volunteers in their own workplaces… with three more private courses lined up this month alone!

💚 Why train with us?
Because we’re passionate about giving you the best training experience from the moment you get in touch.

🌟 From your first enquiry to booking, pre-course updates, and a warm welcome on the day — we’re with you every step of the way.

🌟 Our training is always relevant to your real work practice. No generic scripts. And absolutely NO PowerPoint!

🌟 You’ll enjoy engaging, practical learning with activities, quizzes, discussions, and plenty of hands-on skill practice.

🌟 We take hygiene seriously. Everyone gets their own manikin, plus wipes and sanitiser as standard — no awkward sharing.

📝 How are you assessed?
Simple — throughout the day!
We observe, listen, and support you as you take part in tasks and discussions.
👉 No written test at the end.

💭 Need First Aid training for you or your team?
Book your place now:
🌐 fife.minifirstaid.co.uk/classes/workplace-first-aid-courses

Or chat with us about a private course in your workplace:
📞 07837 044415
📧 lynsay.allan@minifirstaid.co.uk

👇 Anna trained with us on Saturday Check out Anna’s lovely recommendation below!

Engaging practical training in Fife & Forth Valley ✅️ Baby & child first aid for parents/grandparents/carers. ✅️ Certified courses for EYO/childminders/nannies. ✅️Workplace - First Aid at Work/Emergency First Aid at Work ✅️ Open class or private bookings

13/11/2025

Are your child's Christmas gifts dangerous?

Mums and dads, you are probably already starting to think about, or pick up, Christmas presents and stocking fillers for your child, so this is your friendly reminder to think about potential choking and other hazards that may be present in your child's presents!

🎁 Button batteries - these little silver disc batteries are found in lots of toys and other gadgets around your house and are highly toxic. If swallowed, they can corrode your child's throat or stomach.

🎁 Lego and other small building bricks - these are not only painful to step on, but some pieces are small enough for a baby or child to swallow, and sharp edges make them easy to get stuck in a child's windpipe.

🎁 Magnet toys - these popular toys are small and easy to swallow. They can travel to the stomach and gather together, tearing internal tissue.

🎁 Balloons - balloons and other latex items are a choking hazard if swallowed or inhaled, which can happen easily if your child is blowing a balloon or playing with burst leftover material.

🎁 Buttons & detachable parts - toys or dolls with small parts like button eyes and wheels can be dangerous as items like this can fall off or be pulled off and swallowed.

🎁 Marbles - in the same way that grapes and round foods are a hazard, so are marbles that can easily lodge in your child's airway.

This list is by no means exhaustive. We don't want to be the toy/fun police, but please take a few minutes when choosing toys or gifts for your child to think about potential risks and don't leave your child to play with a new toy on their own - check it out yourself before you hand it to your child to play with.

12/11/2025

⭐️FIFE & FORTH VALLEY LAST REMAINING 2025 SESSIONS ⭐️

💚 2-hour awareness baby and child first aid (£30).
Perfect for:
👶Expectant parents
👨‍👩‍👦New parents
👩‍🦳 Grandparents
🧸Babysitters & carers
✅Practical, bite-sized session
✅Relaxed, informal vibe
✅Small class sizes for a better learning experience
✅Weekdays, evenings & weekend sessions available!
📍Available in Falkirk, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Cupar and Dalgety Bay.

⛑️ Workplace first aid courses - Paediatric First Aid (Emergency 6 hrs, £70, and Blended learning 12hrs available £95) / Emergency First Aid at Work (£70).
✅These courses are suitable for anyone requring emergency first aid at work certification for their work activity and anyone who works with children.
✅Relaxed style, no written test, no power point. Just lots of practical, engaging activities to enhance your learning. ✅Everything you do need and nothing that you don't!
📍Available in Dunblane, Polmont and Kirkcaldy and Kirkcaldy.

👇Book your space today:
fife.minifirstaid.co.uk/classes

💚Learn skills you hope you’ll never need, in a way that leaves you feeling confident and prepared.

Have questions? Visit our website, call 07837 044415 or email lynsay.allan@minifirstaid.co.uk

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