Why dental and medical teams train every year
A medical emergency can happen in any practice – a faint, a fit, anaphylaxis, a cardiac arrest. Both the dental and the medical regulators expect every clinical team to be ready, and to prove it with an up-to-date annual training record. A short, focused session each year keeps your skills current, satisfies your CPD obligations and gives your CQC inspector exactly the evidence they look for.
Dental practices
- The Resuscitation Council UK Quality Standards: Primary Dental Care ask all clinical dental staff to update CPR knowledge and skills at least once a year.
- The GDC recommends medical emergencies as a core enhanced-CPD topic – a minimum of 10 hours over your 5-year cycle, around 2 hours per year.
- Training must cover CPR, AED use and the adult/child differences where you treat under-18s.
- CQC checks training records plus your emergency drugs and equipment.
GP & doctors’ surgeries
- CQC GP Mythbuster 1 and the Resuscitation Council UK expect all clinical staff to train in Basic Life Support and AED use at least annually.
- Non-clinical staff should be trained to a level appropriate to their role.
- The whole team should be confident recognising and treating anaphylaxis (adrenaline must be available).
- Paediatric BLS where children are seen; useful CPD evidence for appraisal and revalidation.
Our onsite annual update sessions
A qualified trainer comes to you. One short session covers your whole clinical team, with certificates issued the same day.
First Aid for Dentist CPR and AED
2 Hours · onsite at your practice · up to 12 people
£285 +VAT
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CPR, AED and Medical Emergencies Training for GP Practices
2 Hours · onsite at your practice · up to 12 people
£285 +VAT
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What a session covers
- Recognising and managing a medical emergency in your practice
- CPR / Basic Life Support for adults – plus the key differences for children where relevant
- Safe, effective use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- Anaphylaxis and the use of adrenaline auto-injectors
- The unresponsive casualty, including seizures and the recovery position
- Choking
- On request: oxygen therapy, asthma, hypoglycaemia, angina/heart attack, and an Immediate Life Support (ILS) style extension for clinical teams
Why practices choose First Aid For All
- Onsite, UK-wide – we come to you, on a date that suits your practice diary.
- Certificates your way – we can add each attendee’s photo and their GMC / GDC / NMC registration number, ready for your CPD records and CQC evidence.
- Tailored content – rehearse the emergencies that matter most to your team.
- One session, whole team – up to 12 people covered for a single fixed price.
- Equipment too – we can also supply and maintain your practice AED / defibrillator.
The regulatory summaries and external links on this page are provided for general guidance only and were correct at the time of writing. Always check the current requirements that apply to your practice. Please contact us to discuss your specific training needs.
https://firstaidforall.uk/first-aid-training-for-doctors-and-dentists/