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...

A groundbreaking online handbook, providing guidance on how local authorities can reduce the burden of accidents by encouraging people to take responsibility for their own safety, health and wellbeing, has been published today.   Accidents are one of the leading caus...

The UK's first-ever Family Safety Week is being launched by RoSPA in a bid to help millions of people protect their loved ones from accidents - the top cause of preventable death.    The week will be kick-started by Martin Roberts, the star of BBC1's Homes Under the H...

Teaching older children to learn to swim is a skill for life that can help to prevent drowning accidents.    This is the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents’ (RoSPA) call to action for parents, schools and the Government during day two of its Family Safety We...