Ligature training
Sadly, levels of self-harm and suicide within the UK remain high and continue to increase, with numbers breaching the 6000 mark last year. Ligatures remain the most commonly used method by those wishing to end their lives.
This makes training in ligature response before an incident occurs, a vital element in ensuring their safety.
If you have a duty of care towards people who are likely to attempt to end their lives, you have a proactive duty under many pieces of legislation to have steps in place to mitigate these risks. This includes having staff trained in how to deal with incidents. (i.e. removal of ligature and the appropriate first aid training).
Our clients include;
- Drug and Rehabilitation centres
- Adoption and Foster care centres staff and parents
- Residential and day care centres
- NHS Foundation Trusts
- Secondary Schools, Colleges and Universities
- Police and Probation Service, Ambulance and Fire Service
For CQC assessed care venues, ligature assessments, emergency procedures and training are always an area that inspectors give particular scrutiny.
Also known as “cut down training”, our ligature training courses help you understand the injuries that you’re likely to find and how to deal with them. We cover how to deal with different ligature incident situations, which ligature cutter you should invest in, how to use a range of ligature cutters.
Until recently, alongside our bespoke courses, we also offered an Ofqual accredited course. But due to lack of popularity, the Awarding Organisation who owned the qualification have subsequently withdrawn it, making it no-longer available.
Upcoming Course Dates
Course | Available Dates | Suitable for you if: | Classroom (inc breaks) | No Dates? |
Ligature Response Refresher Training | Nov 27th (3-5pm) | You hold an in-date ligature response training certificate and an in-date first aid certificate (issued in the last 3 years). | 2 hr | Enquire |
Ligature Response Training | Nov 27th (9-2pm) | You hold an in-date first aid certificate (issued in the last 3 years). | 4 hr | Enquire |
Ligature Response and Basic Life Support | This course runs by request. Click to enquire | You don't hold an in-date first aid certificate (issued in the last 3 years). | 7 hr | Enquire |
Immediate help and support:
If you, or someone you know, is at immediate risk of suicide, call 999.Samaritans | Website: Samaritans.org | Email: [email protected] | Tel: 116123 | Text: 07860 039967 |
Women's Aid | Website: WomensAid.org.uk/ | Email: [email protected] | Tel: 0808 2000 247 | |
Age UK | Website: AgeUK.org.uk/ | Tel: 0800 678 1602 | ||
Mind | Website: Mind.org | Email: [email protected] | Tel: 0300 123 3393 | |
Papyrus | Website: Papryus-UK.org | Email: [email protected] | Tel: 0800 068 41 41 | |
Calm | Website: TheCalmZone.net | WebChat: TheCalmZone.net/get-support | Tel: 0800 58 58 58 | |
SANEline | Website: Sane.org.uk | Email: [email protected] | Tel: 0300 304 7000 | |
Childline | Website: Sane.org.uk | Get Support: Childline.org.uk/get-support/ | Tel: 0800 1111 | |
YoungMinds | Website: YoungMinds.org.uk/ | Get Support: YoungMinds.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/ | Tel: 0800 018 2138 |
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