Safer Staff Training: Healthcare Professionals
Overview

Healthcare professionals work on the frontlines of care, often facing high-pressure environments, unpredictable patient interactions, and emotionally charged situations. From managing patient aggression to handling conflicts with families or colleagues, these challenges can put staff safety and wellbeing at risk. At Everyday Self Defence (ESD), we specialise in training healthcare teams to navigate these unique challenges safely and effectively, so they can focus on delivering exceptional care.

Specific Challenges in Healthcare Settings
Aggression from Patients or Visitors

Dealing with individuals who may become upset or aggressive in stressful situations.

Conflict in High-Pressure Conflict in High-Pressure Settings

Managing disputes among staff or during high-stakes emergencies.

Personal Safety for Lone Workers in Healthcare

Supporting community healthcare workers visiting patients in their homes.

Balancing Care with Safety

Protecting oneself while maintaining a compassionate and professional approach.

Explore Our Healthcare Training Solutions

Our healthcare-specific training equips your team with the tools to handle these challenges confidently and safely. Whether it’s learning de-escalation techniques, self-defence skills, or customised approaches for your organisation, we’ve got you covered. Learn more about our Healthcare Training Programme and how it addresses the unique needs of healthcare professionals.

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Why Choose ESD for Your Healthcare Team?
Deep Understanding of Healthcare Challenges

Our trainers bring experience working with healthcare organisations and understand the unique pressures of the sector.

Practical, Compassionate Solutions

Our courses balance personal safety with maintaining a compassionate approach to patients and their families.

Customisable to Your Needs

We tailor our training to address the specific risks faced by your organisation and team.

Client Testimonials

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"The course was delivered with excellence and it gave my team the confidence they needed to be able to deal with challenging behaviour in a safe and controlled way."
Service Manager, Tokio Marine HCC
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"The instructors were fantastic, extremely friendly and approachable, and their knowledge was fantastic. Very encouraging and patient! This is the best course our company has ever provided for us!”
Field Technician, Virgin Media O2
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"If you are looking to develop and improve the skills of your security team then I can highly recommend Everyday Self Defence as a training provider. The trainers are clearly very knowledgeable with a wealth of experience. The team learned a lot and they really enjoyed it, especially the practical work."
Security Manager, Fishmongers Hall
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"Being a lone worker you leave yourself open to numerous circumstances where you can be attacked injured just for being in the wrong place at the wrong time some of the techniques are some but effective regardless of size or strength"
Ronnie B, Virgin Media O2
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"I found the de-escalation training with Everyday Self Defence interesting and relevant. The information was presented in a matter of fact way making it accessible and the learning process enjoyable. I would recommend it to anyone to help navigate the ups and downs of daily life"
Mid & North East Essex, Mind
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"We approached ESD to provide conflict resolution training for our public sector staff, addressing the challenges of front-facing roles. They customised the training to suit the needs of each department. Feedback from trainees was overwhelmingly positive. We wouldn't hesitate to engage ESD again in the future."
Head of Community Safety & Corporate Security, Enfield Council
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"I approached ESD for a level of specificity and expertise to upskill our staff to deal with conflict. I would not hesitate in using ESD again to fulfil our training needs!"
Head of Corporate Security, Enfield Council
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"The instructors were fantastic, extremely friendly and approachable, and their knowledge was fantastic. Very encouraging and patient!"
Field Technician, Virgin Media O2
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“I would recommend this course to anybody, to boost their confidence and their skills to keep themselves safe.”
Team Member, SKY

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Ready to make your workplace safer? Contact us today to learn more about our training programmes and how we can help you protect your staff.

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