Family Safety Week – the national campaign of safety charity RoSPA – is this year being launched in Dundee in a bid to raise awareness of the dangers faced by under-fives in their own homes. One child under the age of five is killed in an accident every week, and accidents...

With the bank holiday weekend approaching, traditionally a time to work on home improvements and gardening projects, RoSPA is urging parents and carers to avoid a trip to A&E by taking extra care to supervise children and handle tools safely. Across England in 2016/17, 3,391...

Families in Blackburn with Darwen are being urged by the Royal Society for the Prevention Accidents (RoSPA) to take action to protect their children from the risks of household cleaning products. The latest phase of the Take Action Today campaign, supported by Fairy, is bein...

A new campaign aimed at keeping people accident and injury free and out of hospital has been launched, in order to help ease pressure on the country’s frontline health workers during the coronavirus outbreak. Accident Free, Avoid A&E has been launched by RoSPA, the 10...

Free virtual home safety conference set for February 28 Community practitioners can now equip themselves with the tools they need to keep their service users and clients safe at home, thanks to a new, free health and safety conference led by a leading  national charity  on...

Significant progress on addressing child safety issues in Scotland has been made because of the country’s involvement in a Europe-wide project. The development of a national strategy to reduce unintentional death and injury to children, stronger political leadership of accid...

Both England and Scotland are demonstrating positive performances on child safety but there remains room for improvement on some aspects of accident prevention among children and young people, according to European “report cards” published today. The Royal Society for the Pr...

Scotland has an “excellent framework” for child safety according to a European report published today, but there is still room for improvement in the prevention of accidental deaths and injuries among children and young people. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Acciden...

A European “report card” published today states that England is one of the safest countries in Europe for children and young people but reveals that improvements could be made, particularly in terms of national government leadership on accident prevention. The Royal Society ...

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents in Scotland has welcomed the release of new homes in Kirkcaldy, Fife, which feature a complete set of the charity’s home safety recommendations. Tenants who have moved into the Fife Council new-build properties have discove...