This CPD-accredited course prepares adult social care staff — care assistants, support workers, and domiciliary care staff — to recognise and respond to life-threatening emergencies. Basic Life Support (BLS) is not just about performing CPR: for a care worker, it means recognising when someone may be critically ill, responding without delay, calling for emergency help, starting appropriate life-saving measures, using an AED safely when available, communicating clearly, and continuing to support the person until responsibility is handed over to emergency or clinical professionals.

Designed for care homes, supported living, domiciliary care, and community-based settings, the course bridges resuscitation theory with the practical realities of everyday adult social care — helping learners maintain safety, protect dignity, and work effectively alongside emergency services, all while staying firmly within their professional scope of practice.

This course follows the 2025 Resuscitation Council UK Guidelines, including the current recommendation that an unresponsive person should prompt an immediate 999 call, with breathing assessed while waiting for the call to be answered.