While the importance of traditional first aid is widely known and understood, it is becoming increasingly clear to employers that safeguarding their teams’ mental wellbeing is just as vital.

This is known as mental health first aid. As Mental Health Awareness Day is approaching, we have put together a guide on supporting mental health first aid in the workplace.

As World Health Day 2024 is upon us, it’s important to reflect on the importance of everyone receiving better health outcomes, regardless of geographic, social, or economic background.

On April 7th, Imperative Training celebrates World Health Day by emphasising the importance of health equity in the workplace. Let's explore how Imperative Training's first aid solutions align with this theme, empowering businesses to foster safer and more inclusive work environments.

The International Labour Organisation introduced World Day for Safety and Health at Work in 2003 to promote workplace safety and reduce the number of work-related deaths and injuries.

This is particularly vital in professions with more obvious dangers, but accidents can happen to anyone.

Women who suffer a cardiac arrest in public are much less likely to receive bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) than men, research has found. A study of more than 39,000 cardiac arrests found that men are 28% more likely to receive CPR in public compared to women, but why is this?