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What is the point of this program?

Surely the remit of the Red Cross should be to train people with these skills regardless of any disability or not?

Yet another publicity stunt and waste of money i'm afraid.

When will organisations like this stop trying to get brownie points by disingenuous programs like this?

'First Aid' should be a compulsary lesson on the monthly school timetable everywhere. I had to wait until I was 13 before I could join the St. John's Ambulance cadets and go on duty at cycle tracks to mend grazed knees. You need that information at the age of falling in the playground when they start playing at 'doctors and nurses' in costumes only, with bits of plastic for games that don't relate to reality at all. The wake up call is very painful emotionally and physically, when reality strikes and they find themselves in hospital.

I whole heartedly agree. By the age of 8 all kids should be able to recognise common injuries and where approprite be able to deal with them. At the very least they should be taught to recognise symptoms and get a sensible message to an adult.

When it started I got in touch and said "I'm disabled, I haven't done first aid for ages, I'd like to do it please".

They identified my local centre.

They identified the price list.

I ran away screaming.