Basic Life Support Courses - New for 2026
Did you know that following a cardiac arrest, every minute without CPR and defibrillation reduces a casualty’s chance of survival by 10%?
Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the UK’s biggest killers, and yet statistics show that most of the British public are unaware of the life-saving difference they can make by performing CPR and defibrillation.
With an estimated 30,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests occurring every year in the UK alone, make sure you are prepared!
New Replacement Basic Life Support Courses
New courses were launched in late 2025 to replace the existing qualification, providing multiple options with one to fit most specific use cases.
All courses are on site at your venue - please email for a quote.
Non-clinical practice (valid for 3 years)
Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Adult Basic Life Support and Automated External Defibrillation (RQF) - 2.5 hour course
Qualsafe Level 3 Award in BLS and AED for Adults, Children and Infants (RQF) - 4 hour course
Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Adult BLS, AED and Management of Anaphylaxis (RQF) - 3 hour course
Qualsafe Level 3 Award in BLS, AED and Management of Anaphylaxis for Adults, Children and Infants (RQF) - 4 hour course
In-clinical practice (Valid for 1 year)
Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Adult Basic Life Support in Clinical Practice (RQF) - 3 hour course
Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Basic Life Support for Adults, Children and Infants in Clinical Practice (RQF) - 4 hour course
Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Adult Basic Life Support and Management of Anaphylaxis in Clinical Practice (RQF) - 3.5 hour course
Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Basic Life Support and Management of Anaphylaxis for adults, Children and Infants in Clinical Practice (RQF) - 4.5 hour course
What's Covered (course specific):
| Chain of survival | Assessing an incident |
| Casualty assessment | Managing and unresponsive casulaty |
| Recovery position | CPR |
| AED safety considerations | Using an AED |
| Combining AED use with CPR | Using an AED on a child |
| Procedures for when emergency services arrive |
