Life-saving training: Heartstart Discovery courses in November
Written by News Desk on 07/11/2025
Heartstart Discovery is running a series of free emergency life support training sessions in Tayside next month.
Being able to perform emergency life support (ELS), a set of actions needed to keep someone alive until professional help arrives, gives a casualty the best possible chance of survival.
The two-hour courses across Tayside are free-of-charge and no medical knowledge is required in order to participate.
Heartstart Discovery Co-ordinator, Helen Brady, said, “Emergency life support skills really do help to save lives so please consider registering for a session today. A Heartstart session could prove to be one of the most important training sessions you have ever undertaken. Please come along – you can make a difference. You really can save a life.”
The sessions cover:
- caring for an unconscious person who is breathing
- caring for an unconscious person who is not breathing and performing CPR
- awareness of defibrillators
- how to recognise the signs and symptoms of a heart attack and how to deal with it
Launched in 1997, the programme recently marked the milestone of 70,000 participants trained.
November 2025 sessions are available to book now.
- Tuesday 18 November 10.30am – 12.30pm Dundee
- Thursday 20 November 2 – 4pm Forfar
- Tuesday 25 November 6.30 – 8.30pm Dundee
- Saturday 29 November 10.30am – 12.30pm Perth
There are also spaces left on:
- Friday 31 October — 12 noon – 1.30pm — Arbroath
Make it one of your aims to learn these life-saving skills or ensure that your ELS skills are up to date. Training sessions can also be arranged on request for groups, organisations and clubs etc.
For further details and to register please contact Helen Brady on 07864513742 or email helen.brady@nhs.scot or by Facebook: www.facebook.com/
Published 7th November 2025
