First Aid Training

In response to interest from several responders, we are running a First Aid training course at Barbon Village Hall on Sun 20th Feb. The HSE-approved ‘Emergency First Aid at Work’ course will be led by Andrew Dickinson at Kentdale First Aid Training and tailored to complement our existing knowledge as responders. It will improve your competency as a responder, but is not an NWAS requirement, so will not attract additional funding and will need to be paid for by participants. The course will run from 9.30am till 4.30pm and costs £20 per person. Refreshments, a light lunch, course handbook and certification are all included. The day is restricted to a maximum of 16 applicants and places will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact Debbie on 71955 for more information.

Group Meeting

Just to remind everyone that our first group meeting of the year will take place at the Methodist Hall on Weds 26th Jan at 7.30pm. We will be introducing the new defibrillators and maps, as well as discussing ideas for the 2011 training programme. Hope to see everyone there!

Training Dates

Training for the new group of first responders is set to begin, with the first session taking place at 7.30pm on Wednesday 13^th October at Barbon Village Hall.  The training will comprise two-hour weekly sessions covering a nine-week period, culminating with the paramedic assessment on the 10^th week. During that time references and CRB checks will be completed and the informal chat from an NWAS representative will be arranged. The sensitive and confidential side of being a responder is dealt with at the end of training.

The dates and venues for training are as follows:

Weds 13^th October – Barbon Village Hall                                         

Weds 20^th October – Casterton Village Hall

Tuesday 26^th October – Rugby Club, K-L

Weds 3^rd November – Methodist Hall, K-L

Tuesday 9^th November – Hutton Roof Village Hall

Weds 17^th November – venue to be arranged

Tuesday 23^rd November – The Reading Room at the Institute, K-L

Weds 1^st December – Hutton Roof Village Hall

Tuesday 7^th December – Rugby Club, K-L

Weds 15^th December – The Reading Room, Institute, K-L (Assessments)

Eve Simpson organises the training and can be contacted by phone or email – eve_simpson@btinternet.com  015395 67605 / 07846 662 952.

STOP PRESS

NWAS FAST-TRACK TRAINING AVAILABLE ON THE WEEKENDS OF SEP 11th/12th AND 18th/19th. BUT PLACES ARE LIMITED, SO CONTACT DEBBIE NOW ON 71955 TO BOOK.

Training Night

Wednesday 18th August, Methodist Hall (KL) 7.30 – 8.30pm

Please bring your training manuals, training record if you have one and your folders so you can check they are up to date.

We will be covering

Unit 2 of CFR Training Manual, recovery position
Latest news from NWAS, etc
There will be a hands on practice which should be both useful and fun!  We aim to get through the business by 8.30pm but you are then welcome to stay for refreshments and optional resusitation practice.

Look forward to seeing you there
Eve