RoSPA – the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents offer a one day training course on home safety assessment and intervention. The risk of accidental injury in the home increases with age. Home accidents can lead to unnecessary pain and suffering and ultimately to increased dependency, yet so many of these accidents are preventable.…
AGILE is a Professional Network of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy that specializes in rehabilitation for older people and specific expertise in Osteoporosis, Falls, Parkinson’s disease and exercise. They produce a journal “Agility” and organise conferences and seminars throughout the year.
BHFNC is committed to developing and promoting initiatives that will help professionals stimulate more people to take more activity as part of everyday life. BHFNC Aims: * Translate research evidence into practice for the promotion of physical activity for the primary and secondary prevention of diseases, particularly coronary heart disease; * maintain a national focus…
Vitalyz run introductory one day courses for those working in care settings wanting to introduce staff to simple activities that get people moving more often. Click on their logo for further information. Their one day course is endorsed by the College of Occupational Therapists.
EXTEND is a Registered Charity. Our purpose is to provide quality assured training, accredited qualifications and best practice advice for our teachers of recreational exercise to music for the over-sixties and those less able of any age. Individuals wishing to qualify as an EXTEND teacher may enrol on a course organised at various locations throughout…
