Help First Aid Training

16/09/2025

It's our birthday! 🎉🎂
Help! First Aid Training has been trading for 16 years!
We'd like to thank all of our staff and customers for your loyal support.
https://helpfirstaidtraining.co.uk/news/help-first-aid-training-celebrates-16-years-of-trading

11/09/2025

This Saturday is World First Aid Day, a global event which encourages us all to get some first aid skills.
But why bother?
Here's our top 5 reasons why it's a great idea to have some first aid knowledge in your back pocket.

Discover 5 reasons to learn first aid this World First Aid Day. Book training with Help First Aid Training in County Durham – save lives & build confidence.

08/09/2025

He did it!!💪🏻🏃🏅
Congratulations to our Director, Craig, who completed the Great North Run yesterday. He was brilliant! 👏🏻👏🏻
Craig took on the challenge to raise money for Marie Curie charity. If you would like to donate, thank you, a link to Craig’s Just Giving page is below.

https://www.justgiving.com/page/craig-fantarrow-1?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

05/09/2025

Great North Run weekend is finally here! Now is when all of the hard work pays off!

We are very excited for Craig, our Director, who is taking on the challenge in aid of Marie Curie Charity.

Please join us in wishing Craig and everyone else who is running, for whatever the reason the very, very best of luck!🤞👏👏

04/09/2025

We are huge fans of our four legged friends at Help! First Aid Training but this news item will surely put a smile on everyone's face. ❤️
Next task; ask the Director if we can have a first aid dog, please!🙏

Izzy once searched for explosives at a Royal Estate and now helps to save the lives of other dogs, supported by the Thin Blue Paw Foundation.

02/09/2025

The Recovery Position Help First Aid Training style.

29/08/2025

Yesterday, we published our latest blog talking about the recovery position and why we do it. You can read it here; https://helpfirstaidtraining.co.uk/news/the-recovery-position-and-why-it-is-important

At Help! First Aid Training, we're all about the practical skills, so you can also head over to our Youtube channel to watch our lead instructor, Graham, show you how it's done. https://youtu.be/hnl6IqC4UFU?si=1Ry3GYPfJQOKvkdd

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28/08/2025

Do you know how to put someone in the Recovery Position?

It’s one of the simplest first aid skills you can learn and it could save someone's life. 🙌

In our latest blog, we explain step by step how to perform the Recovery Position and why each movement is so important.



Read our blog here;

Learn how to place an adult in the Recovery Position and why it’s done this way. Simple first aid steps that keep airways clear and save lives.

27/08/2025

Another example of some basic first aid skills saving a life. 👏

Read the full article here; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cevj00m7pw3o

Our recent blog, 'What to do if Someone is Choking' is available to read on our website; https://helpfirstaidtraining.co.uk/news/what-to-do-when-someone-is-choking-first-aid

If you'd like any further information on any of our courses or any first aid advice, get in touch, we'd love to hear from you!
Email: info@helpfirstaidtraining.co.uk
Tel: 01388 417303

First aider Lynnie Cribben helped hospital worker Lesley Savage when she choked on her lunch.

21/08/2025

We are over the moon to have now received over 600 5-star Google Reviews from our customers. 🫶
As an independent small business, we genuinely want our customers to have a positive experience with us and this feedback also helps us to be visible against the larger countrywide companies, as well as giving the Help! team a massive boost! 🙂
Thank you to all of our customers from everyone at Help! HQ.

20/08/2025

Meet Darren!

Darren joined the Help! First Aid Training instructor team in 2024, bringing with him over 30 years of experience in the Emergency Services, as well as a wealth of knowledge in training others in first aid and emergency first aid.

His expertise and passion for teaching make him a real asset to our team, and we’re so pleased to have him on board.

Here’s to many more years working together! 🙌

18/08/2025

You’ve completed your first aid training – good job!
But what happens next?

Becoming a first aider isn’t just about holding a certificate. It’s about knowing your responsibilities, keeping your skills fresh, and being ready to step in when someone needs you most.

In our latest blog, we share:
✅ What a first aider is (and isn’t!)
✅ Key responsibilities in the workplace
✅ How to keep yourself safe while helping others
✅ The legal protections first aiders have

👉 Read the full blog here: https://helpfirstaidtraining.co.uk/news/what-are-my-responsibilities-as-a-first-aider

Your skills could one day save a life.

Explore the role of a first aider, legal responsibilities, how to stay compliant and why your training could make a life-saving difference in an emergency.