Asthma sufferers – Protect yourself from flu this winter

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...
Talking toolkit launched to help prevent stress in schools

Talking toolkit launched to help prevent stress in schools

The Go Home Healthy campaign has launched a downloadable Talking Toolkit for school leaders aimed at preventing work-related stress. In the last 12 months, over half a million working days were lost in secondary schools due to stress, depression or anxiety, which was...
The importance of teaching first aid skills to children

The importance of teaching first aid skills to children

As a tutor for South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb), and as a mother of two young children, it has become very clear to me that young people in our primary and secondary schools are in need of learning vital lifesaving skills. I have been a CFR (Community First...