How do the 2020 changes in National Curriculum impact my child’s health education?
During 2018 and 2019, the Government held consultations on the best approach to changes in a number of areas of PSHE education, including health and mental wellbeing. The long campaigned for change in making it compulsory for basic First Aid knowledge to be taught has finally made it into the National Curriculum as of 2020. […]
Asthma sufferers – Protect yourself from flu this winter
The flu vaccine is available free to most people with asthma this year. If you’re taking regular inhaled steroids (a brown inhaler) or have spent time in hospital with your asthma, you qualify for a free flu jab. Flu can make your symptoms flare up, putting you at risk of a life-threatening asthma attack. Speak […]
HSE releases annual injury and ill-health statistics
The number of injuries and incidents of ill-health in workplaces across Great Britain is still too high, new statistics for 2018/19 show. The statistics included the following key annual figures (2018/19) 4 million working people suffering from a work-related illness 147 workers killed at work 581,000 injuries occurred at work according to the Labour Force Survey 2 million working […]
