Aylesbury, Homecare News | 14 October 2024

Free Basic Life Support and First Aid Training at Chilterns Neuro Centre

GoodOaks Homecare Aylesbury offers free Basic Life Support and First Aid training for family carers. Learn vital skills to support loved ones in emergencies.

Family carers participating in Basic Life Support and First Aid training hosted by GoodOaks Homecare Aylesbury at Chilterns Neuro Centre.

Last week, our team at GoodOaks Homecare – Aylesbury went out into the community and ran a free Basic life support and first aid training course.

The aim of the course was to support family carers at Chilterns Neuro Centre, Wendover.

The centre is a local charity supporting people living with MS, Parkinson’s and Stroke survivors and offer a range of therapies including acupuncture, hydrotherapy, physiotherapy and much more. It’s also a place where people can socialise and enjoy activities in a safe and friendly environment. 

Branch Director Fiza Bukhari ran the course and said, “It was a real honour to share my knowledge and experience with our local communities who are supporting someone with neurological conditions. I thoroughly enjoyed the session and it feels great to know that I am helping facilitate training that could potentially save someone’s life in the future.

The training session itself focused on fundamental techniques in life support and first aid, offering hands-on learning experiences for family carers. Participants learned how to respond to emergencies, from administering CPR to dealing with choking, and other common situations that carers may encounter. 

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Fiza also took the opportunity to introduce the GoodOaks You Are Not Alone campaign. Designed to raise awareness about the challenges faced by caring family members and provide resources and information to unpaid family carers across the country. 

The feedback from the centre was really positive and everyone really enjoyed the session, commenting on how interactive and informative it was. 

Fiza has been invited back to run another workshop in 2025 so watch out for more news on that! 

GoodOaks Homecare – Aylesbury provides quality Visiting and Live-in Care to people in the comfort of their own homes, covering Bedgrove and Walron to Haydon Hill and Elmhurst. To speak with a member of the team, please call 01582 377811