White Dog First Aid

08/08/2026

Great to hear more about Hettie, and her work with the CAMHS team in Brighton. Thanks to More Radio for sharing the story.
Pets As Therapy Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

🐶 Meet Hettie — the therapy dog helping young people feel calmer and more comfortable during mental health appointments in Brighton and Hove.

06/08/2026

Another great partnership to increase CPR skills - this time between Officialwmas and Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara (Walsall Caldmore).

More than 320 children and young people have learnt vital lifesaving CPR skills a Walsall Sikhi Children’s Camp at Guru Nanak Gurdwara Sahib this week.West Midlands Ambulance Service attended the annual Walsall Sikh Children's Camp, on Tuesday, where children aged between six and 16, alongside 45 ...

05/08/2026

Interesting to hear more about what Dreams Beds are doing to support wellbeing in the workplace, via the Employee Benefits podcast. Thanks to Debbie Lovewell-Tuck for sharing via Personnel Today.
The Electric Car Scheme

Abi Griffin, head of colleague experience at Dreams, discusses how it has designed its benefits to suit a large, multi-site workforce.

04/08/2026

With cycling being so good for both physical AND mental health, you've got to love this initiative from the The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust. Thanks to Matty Airey for sharing via Dudley News.

Active Black Country Dudley borough The Active Wellbeing Society

A NEW 'Free Bikes' scheme is helping Dudley hospital staff swap four wheels for two as part of a drive to boost health, wellbeing and…

04/08/2026

Love this initiative between the Scottish Ambulance Service and Save A Life For Scotland.

More than 140 athletes and family members learned potentially life-saving CPR skills during the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.

01/08/2026

Is it just us...
..or are the Starships conspiring against us...?

Starship Technologies

30/07/2026

An amazing story, which highlights what can be achieved when all the links in the Chain of Survival are in place. Kudos to everyone involved. Thanks to Stuart Rust for sharing via BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight.
BBC News South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

A Hampshire dad speaks of the moment he first saw his newborn after suffering a cardiac arrest.

28/07/2026

Love this collaboration between the Thomas Lord Audley School and Essex & Herts Air Ambulance. Thanks to Sophie England for sharing via the Colchester Gazette.

Thomas Lord Audley School launched the programme after a Year 7 student suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while at school.

27/07/2026

First Aid Training in Schools

Totally agree with the points made by Peter Aziz from Cleveland Clinic that teaching in schools could be key to help improve survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests.

In England, first aid was introduced as a statutory requirement under the Department for Education's Health Education guidance in 2020, but according to the Resuscitation Council UK, nearly four in ten students (38%) say they haven’t received CPR training in school. More clearly needs to be done.

Heart Rhythm Society British Heart Foundation

New Heart Rhythm Society guidance calls for school-based CPR and AED training to improve recognition and response to pediatric cardiac arrest.

25/07/2026

Interesting piece, highlighting the role that payroll can have in supporting wellbeing in the workplace. Thanks to Abigail Vaughan for sharing via HRZone.

Zellis

Payroll isn’t instinctively where most HR leaders look when thinking about employee wellbeing. But it should be.