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First Aid,Mental Health First Aid / Workplace Mental Health, Food Safety and Safeguarding training courses in Wiltshire, Hampshire, Dorset and surrounding area.

22/09/2025

𝗜𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗶𝘁?

The Circuit is the UK's national defibrillator database and is used by the Ambulance Service to direct callers to their nearest defibrillator - but of course they need to know a defibrillator is there to be able to direct people to it!

Registration is easy and if the defibrillator is only available at certain times / on certain days this can be entered into the system. The Circuit will send regular requests to the registered email address to check that the unit is 'rescue ready' and the pads are in date, but the biggest benefit is in knowing that your device can help to save more lives in your community.

You can find your nearest available defibrillator by going to www.defibfinder.uk, which is the user side of The Circuit.

If you'd like any help or assistance in setting your defib up on The Circuit, do get in touch and we'll be happy to help you.

19/09/2025

⚡𝗜𝗗 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬!⚡

❓Do you know where the defibrillator in the image is located?

🚑This one is just outside the city centre, on a main trunk road into Salisbury.

🚑Pop your guess below and I'll check back in with the answer on Saturday evening - and hopefully you'll learn the whereabouts of some that are new to you over the next few weeks as I put more photos up.

To find your nearest publicly accessible defibrillator, go to defibfinder.uk to access The Circuit, the national database used by the UK Ambulance Services.

18/09/2025

❤️Would you like the confidence to help save a life? Or perhaps you need your certificate renewing?

❤️Check out our upcoming course dates - most are in Winterslow, Salisbury (SP5) but get in touch and we can provide further details for you. 👍

❤️Did you know we can run courses tailored to the needs of your business, or bespoke sessions for new parents or families? Contact us for more information! 👍

18/09/2025

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 #𝟰

Everyone feels stressed at times - but when does it begin to become a real problem?

These are some of the signs that you need to take action:
❌Constantly tired, even after sleep
❌Struggling to concentrate or to make decisions
❌Feeling irritable, anxious or overwhelmed more frequently
❌Physical symptoms such as headaches or upset tummies
❌Lack of interest or motivation for things you used to enjoy

Work-related stress is the #𝟭 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 in the UK - but many of us push through until we can push no more and things begin to crumble.

Spotting the signs early is key for yourself and your team. Small changes like 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 are key and can make a big difference.

👍How do you manage stress at work? Pop your thoughts below - I'm interested to hear your tried and tested methods and it might spark an idea for others, too.

17/09/2025

⚖️Did you know... there is a law that protects you as a first aider?

A few years ago I was approached by a local business about first aid training. They often had customers on their premises for a reasonably long period of time, and they had a cafe on site, too 🧁🫖. Their clientele's average age was close to retirement👵, and their facility was mostly outdoors 🌲- so there were signficant risks which could result in the need for first aid treatment.

When I went back to them to prompt for a date for their training, they said they had changed their mind and weren't going to get any staff trained at all - because if they weren't trained and didn't act to help someone, they couldn't get in trouble. They'd rather be ignorant and untrained than confident and competent - even after I had explained the SARAH Act to them. 😢

The SARAH Act 2015 (Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Act) was passed to make sure that people are able to help others with first aid in their moment of need, without fearing what might happen to them if they get it wrong. 😊

The Act basically means first aiders are protected and cannot be sued for the first aid treatment they provide, whether that is to a member of the public, a friend or family member, a work colleague or a child in their care, as long as:

1) their actions are meant with all good intentions and are not malicious
2) the first aider does not attempt something for which training is required (think open heart surgery, amputations or the hole in the neck with the biro!), and
3) where possible, consent has been gained from the casualty (or their parent if they are a minor) - NB if they are unconscious then consent is implied

⛑️Does this only apply to trained first aiders?
No - it applies to anyone being a 'Good Samaritan', whether formally trained or not.

If you can't be sued, it makes absolute sense to do some basic first aid training to feel confident and competent to help someone - you might just save their life.

I sincerely hope no-one has had the misfortune to need first aid assistance from that local business... I've learned to explain the SARAH Act better since then! 😉

13/09/2025

We're a bit late posting on World First Aid Day - because we've been training lots of fabulous first aiders!

Today, Simon and I trained:
🔹3 childminders
🔹6 nursery & preschool staff
🔹3 wraparound care staff
🔹2 school staff
🔹1 nanny
🔹1 physiotherapist
🔹1 carer, and
🔹1 prospective paramedic student, building their CV for their university application

Feedback on Google Reviews for today's course includes:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"Carolyn has delivered another amazing and fun training course today." (Nicky, preschool practitioner)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"Carolyn is a great trainer and ensures everyone is well informed and made to feel welcome." (Hayley, childminder)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"Absolutely outstanding!! Makes every training day enjoyable and engaging!" (Sascha, childminder)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"Thank you for an engaging and beneficial course. It is so much easier to learn in a friendly and open atmosphere with a trainer having infectious, positive energy :))" (Beata, carer)

Thank you for trusting us with your first aid training ladies - and if you would like to be trained to be able to help friends and family, or require training for workplace purposes then get in touch!!

12/09/2025

⚡𝗜𝗗 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬!⚡

❓Do you know where the defibrillator in the image is located?

🚑It's in Salisbury city centre, but a little bit tucked away....

🚑Pop your guess below and I'll check back in with the answer on Saturday evening - and hopefully you'll learn the whereabouts of some that are new to you over the next few weeks as I put more photos up.

To find your nearest publicly accessible defibrillator, go to defibfinder.uk to access The Circuit, the national database used by the UK Ambulance Services.

12/09/2025

It's 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆.
Did you know that...

🌎245,000 are affected each year in the UK

🌎Around 48,000 deaths are caused by sepsis in the UK every year

🌎That's a death every 10 minutes

🌎Caused by an infection that the body can't fight off, which then develops into sepsis which attacks the body's systems

🌎More likely to affect those with weaker immune systems, including the young, the elderly and those with other medical conditions - but it can affect 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦

🌎If you're not sure if it could be sepsis, just ask 'could it be sepsis?' - clinicians have a set checklist (called NEWS (National Early Warning Score) which gives a numeric value to symptoms and clearly indicates when sepsis should be considered, so don't be afraid to ask

11/09/2025

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 #3

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁? 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘁?

We all have a limited capacity for stress - some of us have naturally more capacity than others!

Your capacity can fluctuate over time, but eventually a full bucket is going to overflow unless you can implement ways to empty it at the same time as it's filling up...

The life factors which fill up our buckets include:
⚪workload pressures
⚪financial worries
⚪relationships and family
⚪physical and mental health worries
⚪bereavement
⚪discrimination

Some factors are beyond our control, but what we can control is putting in place strategies to empty the container - our coping strategies - and making sure they are positive ones.

Different people prefer different strategies at different times, so having a stock of things to turn to that work for you can be really helpful. Some are long term strategies, some can be deployed as and when. Here are some for starters...

⚪Exercise (which types?)
⚪Fresh air and/or being in nature
⚪Talking to friends or family, or even a professional
⚪Enforcing breaks and time off
⚪Good nutrition
⚪Mindfulness

Which strategies are in 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 toolbox?? Pop your thoughts in the comments 👇

09/09/2025

🚑𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆🚓
🚒𝗜'𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲!

🚑As a Community First Responder with the Ambulance Service, we are privileged to help members of our local community when they need support the most, sometimes arriving before the Ambulance crews to begin assessments and treatment and often staying to lend a hand once crews arrive. In the last few weeks I've been to an elderly lady suffering from chest pain with a history of heart issues, a gentleman having multiple seizures, a cardiac arrest and a gentleman having a stroke. In every case, the casualties and the people who are with them are very grateful to see someone turn up to help them.

🚑In mid-August I spent a 12hr shift with a great ambulance crew as a 'third man' - often known to us a ride-along. These 6 monthly shifts give us a real insight into the work of the ambulance service and allow us to observe the best service in the worst situations. This particular shift took us to an elderly lady who had fallen and possibly dislocated her shoulder, a lady experiencing a heart attack, a young man who had taken an overdose and a lady vomiting blood - all casualties who really needed their help, and in some cases whose lives were saved by their actions.

🚑We receive regular training, and support from the ambulance crews who attend the jobs we have been despatched to. We are treated as members of a team, and the casualties are the ones who benefit. The nation owes a debt of gratitude to these knights (and dames!) in green - not just when a crisis like Covid comes along, but every hour of every day. I'm a proud member of Team Green!

08/09/2025

Last week behind the scenes at Winterbury Training... What do we get up to?

⚪A one day first aid course for Broad Chalke Primary School 🩹
⚪A morning session on mental health awareness with St Mark's Preschool, upskilling their team to help each other, look after their own wellbeing and support the parents of their young charges 🧘‍♀️
⚪Two Epi-pen refresher courses - Winterslow Primary & Alderbury and West Grimstead Primary Schools 💉
⚪A morning with Year 6 at St Andrew's Primary in Laverstock learning first aid skills and how the cardio-vascular system works 🩸
⚪A meeting with our great accountants at Caboodle Business Support to check our accounts before filing, and a bit of financial planning 💰
⚪'Helping' the youngest son to pack for going back to university - and trying to ignore the mess in the lounge that was part of the process!
⚪Two webinars to improve visibility through websites and social media 💻
⚪Trying - but failing - to give a pint of blood... They declined my red stuff due to waiting for gallbladder removal 😢
⚪A night at the theatre watching Mary Poppins (which was brilliant!) 🎭 plus a haircut 💇‍♀️and having my nails done 💅 just to balance the week out a bit!
⚪All rounded off with baking a couple of apple cakes to make use of the garden crops, and day down at the allotment, clearing out plants which have finished their (meagre) cropping, and pulling carrots and beans for Ben to take to university with him (he eats them raw as snacks - I'm sure he's not my child!)🥕🫘

What have YOU been up to in the last week?

06/09/2025

📚Apparently it's 'Read a Book Day' - there seems to be one almost every week (although I'm not complaining, I love reading!)

📚My favourite book is The Firm by John Grisham, but I love most legal or psychological thrillers, or crime novels. I really love getting lost in a book - one a day on holiday is the usual level!

📚I've slowly become a fan of my Kindle but for many years only a physical printed copy would do. There's still something special to me about a bound book, but the Kindle is so much more practical than taking up half of my holiday luggage allowance with books!

📚What about you? Physical copy or Kindle (or similar)?
📚And what's your favourite book to recommend to others?

Tomorrow is 'Buy a Book Day; - perhaps that one should have come before 'Read a Book Day'??! 🤦‍♀️

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Simon and Carolyn Port set up Winterbury Training in Autumn 2017, and have been running first aid training for many years prior for a variety of customers. Simon is highly experienced in lifesaving in the leisure industry and in various corporate sectors, whilst Carolyn has many years experience in working in and with early years settings and primary and secondary/tertiary education as a childcare advisor and qualified teacher, as well in the voluntary sector. Winterbury Training offers a variety of courses aimed at the workplace, including First Aid at Work, Emergency First Aid at Work, Paediatric First Aid, Emergency Paediatric First Aid, Basic Life Support, Activity First Aid, Anaphylactic Reactions, AED (Defibrillator), Principles of Workplace Risk Assessment, Food Safety in Catering, Mental Health First Aid / Mental Health in the Workplace and Safeguarding and Protecting Children and Young People / Adults in Health and Social Care (all are RQF and accredited and certificated through QNUK). We also offer bespoke courses on the above topics as required. Please contact us for more information - we can tailor any courses to your particular requirements.

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