GIFT - Gorleston's Independent First Aid Training

21/10/2025

📢 Courses for 2026 are now available!

⚠️ Please note our last course for this year is Monday 29th - Tuesday 30th December and then we will be back on Monday 5th January!

13/10/2025

⚠️ Keep your eyes peeled! We will be adding course dates for 2026 soon! 👀😁

02/10/2025

💡 Did you know 💡

Thousands of people die each year in situations where first aid could have made the difference. This includes over approximately 3000 people who choke/asphyxiate from a blocked airway and around 29,000 people who die from cardiac arrests.

Would you know to do if faced with someone who was choking or who stopped breathing?

By just learning the simplest and basic skills, YOU can save a life!

To book a course, please visit

🌐 www.gorleston-first-aid.com

Or call us on

📞 07742694993

For any other enquiries, please email

📧 laurafrosdick.gift@gmail.com

Discover essential first aid courses designed to meet your specific needs, whether for personal knowledge or workplace safety. Gain the confidence to handle emergencies effectively and make a difference in critical situations with our fully DBS checked instructors.

24/09/2025

Guess what?! We've had a delivery! Advertising at its finest! 👌🏻😉

👀 Keep your eyes peeled for our new magnets which you will be seeing on our car! 😁🚘

11/09/2025

A huge shout out to Callum at Ballum Security who helped sort our internet after it went down. His professionalism, knowledge and customer service was fantastic!
Not only were they able to fix our WiFi, they also provide alarms, cameras and other security products. Here at G.I.F.T, we highly recommend Ballum Security! Thank you again!

28/08/2025

💡Did you know?

Nearly half of UK adults (43 per cent) have NEVER learnt CPR, according to new figures carried out by a survey on behalf of The British Heart Foundation.

With around 80 per cent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happening in the home, you’re more likely to perform CPR on a loved one.

The survey also suggests an alarming number of UK households don't have anyone who knows how to perform CPR.

Of those respondents who answered that they hadn’t learnt CPR, nearly three fifths (58 per cent) said that no-one in their household had learnt the lifesaving skill either.

There are over 30,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests every year in the UK; Unfortunately, less than one in ten people will survive.

Performing quick CPR and defibrillation in the event of a cardiac arrest can be the difference between life and death.

The survey also found generational and geographical differences in CPR awareness:

• Gen Z (age 16-26) is the generation best trained in CPR, with 67 per cent having learnt, compared to 51 per cent of the baby boomer (age 59-77) generation and 52 per cent of the Gen X generation (age 43-58).
• Almost nine in 10 (89 per cent) Brits believe that learning CPR is important, and yet only 40 per cent of respondents could pick the correct first step of CPR – making sure it’s safe to approach and checking for a response from an unconscious person.
• Northern Ireland is the best trained part of the UK, with 74 per cent of respondents saying they have learnt CPR.

Do you want to learn life-saving skills? Do you want to help improve these statistics?

For more information on courses,
📞 Call us on: 07742694993
🌐 Visit out website : www.gorleston-first-aid.com
📧 Or email laurafrosdick.gift@gmail.com

Discover essential first aid courses designed to meet your specific needs, whether for personal knowledge or workplace safety. Gain the confidence to handle emergencies effectively and make a difference in critical situations with our fully DBS checked instructors.

30/07/2025

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This week, our trainer Laura has been back at Orbis Energy in Lowestoft for a 3 day First Aid at Work course, and we are very please to say that the students passed with flying colours!

Do you need First Aid training for your workplace?
📞 Call us on 07742694993 or for any other enquiries, please email 📧 laurafrosdick.gift@gmail.com

17/07/2025

To follow our previous question on using an AED on a pregnant lady...if you answered yes, then give yourselves a pat on the back!

Yes, you can use and AED on a pregnant lady. Although it is rare for a cardiac arrest to happen to an expectant mother, it doesn't mean it can't happen! The sooner you find and have access to a defib, the higher the chance of survival!