Training · Two separate routes · Ofqual-regulated Level 3 Award · CPD Certified clinical course

First Aid and Basic
Life Support including Anaphylaxis Management

Emergency training for healthcare and aesthetic practitioners, and for the clinic teams who work alongside them. We offer two separate courses, described separately below:
Route A
, the Ofqual-regulated VTCT Skills Level 3 Award, and
Route B
, our CPD clinical course for aesthetic practice. Take one, or both on the same day.

“
In an emergency you do not rise to the occasion. You fall to the level of your training.
Dr Philippe Hamida-Pisal

Two Routes: Which One Is for You?

Route A · Regulated qualification
VTCT Skills Level 3 Award in Adult Basic Life Support, AED and Management of Anaphylaxis
  • Awarded by VTCT Skills · Ofqual 610/5756/3
  • Open to your whole clinic team
  • Meets the BLS & anaphylaxis entry requirement for our Level 7 Diploma
  • Half day · practical, no written exam

See Route A →

Route B · CPD Certified course
First Aid, BLS and Anaphylaxis for Aesthetic Practice (CPD)
  • Certificate issued by PHP Training Academy · CPD Certified
  • Registered healthcare professionals only
  • Adds vascular occlusion, LAST, vasovagal collapse and choking
  • Not a regulated qualification · does not meet the Level 7 entry requirement

See Route B →

Route A · VTCT Level 3 Award
Route B · CPD clinical course
Who issues the certificate
VTCT Skills, an Ofqual-regulated awarding organisation
PHP Training Academy (CPD Certified)
Who can take it
Your whole clinic team, including non-registered staff
Registered healthcare professionals only
Content
Adult BLS, AED and anaphylaxis, to a nationally set standard
BLS and anaphylaxis, plus vascular occlusion, hyaluronidase, LAST, vasovagal collapse, choking and documentation
How it is assessed
Practical observation and a short portfolio. No written exam
20-question paper at 80%, then practical competency sign-off
External quality assurance
Internally quality assured, then sampled by VTCT Skills
CPD Certified course material; competence assessed by PHP Training Academy
Level 7 Diploma entry requirement
Yes, meets it
No
Best if you want
A regulated, nationally recognised qualification
To be prepared for what goes wrong in an aesthetic treatment room

Route A · Ofqual-regulated qualification
VTCT Skills Level 3 Award in Adult Basic Life Support, AED and Management of Anaphylaxis
Qualification number 610/5756/3 (FA3A3) · Awarded by VTCT Skills · Delivered and assessed by PHP Training Academy, VTCT Skills approved centre 4942/000
Qualification

Ofqual 610/5756/3

FA3A3

Level
Level 3 RQF
Hours

3 GLH · 4 hours TQT

half-day course

Class size
Maximum 6 learners
Certificate
Issued by VTCT Skills

A regulated qualification awarded by VTCT Skills and recorded nationally, rather than a certificate we issue ourselves. The standard is set and externally quality assured by VTCT Skills. It also meets the basic life support and anaphylaxis entry requirement for our Level 7 Diploma.

Who can take the Award

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Your whole clinic team
Open to registered professionals and to clinic managers, receptionists, therapists and support staff who are not registered

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Photographic identification
Required on the morning. We cannot register you for a regulated qualification without it

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Learner registration form
Completed before the day, so we can register you with VTCT Skills

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Able to work at floor level
CPR is practised and assessed kneeling on the floor. If kneeling is a problem, speak to us before booking

What the Award covers

  1. Assess an emergency safely, using a scene survey and a structured primary survey (DRCABCDE), and summon help without leaving the casualty.
  2. Recognise cardiac arrest, including agonal breathing.
  3. Deliver effective adult CPR at floor level and use an AED from switch-on to shock delivery.
  4. Place an unresponsive casualty who is breathing normally in the recovery position, and monitor their breathing.
  5. Recognise anaphylaxis: airway, breathing and circulation signs, skin changes and common triggers.
  6. Manage anaphylaxis: calling 999, positioning, and using an adrenaline auto-injector (taught with a training device).

How the Award is assessed

01
Registration
You are registered with VTCT Skills before the day and issued your own record of assessment book on the morning.
02
Taught and assessed
Assessment happens as you work, not in an exam room. Each criterion is signed off when you demonstrate it, and your record of assessment book is completed with your assessor during the session.
03
Certification
Your evidence is internally quality assured by the centre’s internal quality assurer, who is independent of your assessor. The claim then goes to VTCT Skills, who sample it before certification. Your certificate is posted to you once issued.
No written exam
Eight of the ten assessment criteria are judged by practical observation while you work, and the remaining two by a short portfolio of questions that can be taken as a recorded professional discussion rather than in writing. Every learner performs a minimum of two minutes of CPR at floor level, observed individually; this cannot be waived. Auto-injector technique is taught and assessed with a training device; no live adrenaline auto-injector is used in training. If you are not successful on the day you are given feedback and offered reassessment.

Your morning

09:00
Registration, photographic ID check, record of assessment books issued.
09:15 – 11:00
Assessing an emergency, recognising cardiac arrest, CPR and AED, each learner assessed individually.
11:15 – 12:45
Special circumstances for CPR and AED, the recovery position, recognising and treating anaphylaxis. Record of assessment books signed.

Please arrive by 09:00. If you arrive after the first session has started we cannot assess you against every criterion, and you would need to rebook.

Fees for the Level 3 Award

All prices exclude VAT. Current SoMUK members receive 20% off; membership is verified at booking.

Group
£300
+ VAT per delegate
★ SoMUK Group
£240
+ VAT per delegate
One-to-One
£600
+ VAT · private session
★ SoMUK One-to-One
£480
+ VAT · private session
Regulated qualification
The VTCT Skills Level 3 Award in Adult Basic Life Support, AED and Management of Anaphylaxis is awarded by VTCT Skills, an awarding organisation regulated by Ofqual, under qualification number 610/5756/3. PHP Training Academy is an approved VTCT Skills centre (4942/000) and delivers and assesses the qualification; the standard is set and externally quality assured by VTCT Skills. Total Qualification Time is 4 hours, of which 3 are guided learning hours.
Does the Award meet the entry requirement for the Level 7 Diploma?
Yes. It meets the basic life support and anaphylaxis entry requirement for the VTCT Skills (ITEC) Level 7 Diploma in Clinical Aesthetic Injectable Treatments. You must hold it before you are registered on the Diploma.
Can non-registered staff take it?
Yes. The Award is open to your whole clinic team, including staff who are not registered healthcare professionals.

Route B · CPD Certified course
First Aid, BLS and Anaphylaxis for Aesthetic Practice (CPD)
A CPD clinical course built around the emergencies that occur in aesthetic practice. Certificate issued by PHP Training Academy, CPD Certified (The CPD Certification Service, Member No. 7006).
Please note
This CPD course is
not a regulated qualification
and
does not meet the entry requirement for the Level 7 Diploma
. For that, take Route A, the VTCT Skills Level 3 Award, or take both routes together.
Format
CPD clinical course
Duration

5.5 hours

1h pre-study · 30 min MCQ · 4h practical

Class size
Maximum 6 delegates
Certificate

PHP Training Academy

CPD Certified

For
Registered healthcare professionals

The deeper clinical course for aesthetic practitioners. Most will never manage a cardiac arrest; many will, at some point, face anaphylaxis, a vasovagal collapse that will not settle, or a vascular occlusion. This course prepares you for those.

Who can attend the CPD course

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Registered professionals
Doctors, nurses, dentists and pharmacists registered with the GMC, GDC, NMC or GPhC, or an equivalent regulatory body if registered outside the UK

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Insurance
Professional indemnity insurance covering your relevant practice

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Pre-study completed
The multiple choice paper must be passed at 80% and submitted 48 hours before the practical day

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Able to work at floor level
CPR is practised kneeling on the floor. Wear clothing you can move in

What you will learn

  1. Assess a collapsed patient safely using a structured primary survey (DRCABCDE) and summon help without leaving them unattended.
  2. Deliver effective adult CPR and use an AED from switch-on to shock delivery.
  3. Recognise anaphylaxis and give adrenaline 0.5mg IM correctly, including when to repeat the dose.
  4. Recognise vascular occlusion and explain why hyaluronidase is given without waiting for confirmation.
  5. Identify the early signs of local anaesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) and the role of Intralipid.
  6. Manage vasovagal collapse, choking and the unresponsive but breathing patient.
  7. Document an emergency accurately and contemporaneously.

Practical skills

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Adult CPR
Hand position, depth 5–6cm, rate 100–120, 30:2, practised at floor level, individually, on the manikin

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AED
The full sequence from switch-on to shock delivery, performed individually by every delegate

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Scene and primary survey
DRCABCDE, recognising danger, and summoning help without leaving the casualty unattended

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Anaphylaxis
Recognition, adrenaline 0.5mg IM to the anterolateral thigh, the 5-minute repeat, and the 999 call

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Vascular occlusion
The cardinal signs, and why hyaluronidase is given without waiting for confirmation

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Choking
Mild versus severe, back blows, abdominal thrusts, and the unresponsive patient

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Recovery position
For the patient who is unresponsive but breathing normally, and knowing when not to use it

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LAST
Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity: the early neurological signs, and Intralipid

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Documentation
What must be recorded after any emergency, and why it is written contemporaneously

How the CPD course is assessed

01
Pre-study
A learning pack covering the SAFE protocol, basic life support, anaphylaxis, vascular occlusion, vasovagal syncope, local anaesthetic systemic toxicity, choking, the recovery position and documentation. Approximately 1 hour.
02
Written assessment
A 20-question multiple choice paper. Pass mark 80%. Submitted at least 48 hours before your practical day; a pass is a condition of attending. Approximately 30 minutes.
03
Practical sign-off
Four hours of supervised practice on the skills above, finishing with a full emergency scenario and individual competency sign-off.

Fees for the CPD course

All prices exclude VAT. Current SoMUK members receive 20% off; membership is verified at booking. Every fee includes access to our learning platform for the pre-study pack and assessment.

Group
£300
+ VAT per delegate
★ SoMUK Group
£240
+ VAT per delegate
One-to-One
£600
+ VAT · private session
★ SoMUK One-to-One
£480
+ VAT · private session
CPD Certification
Our CPD course is CPD Certified by The CPD Certification Service (Member No. 7006). CPD Certification confirms that the course material meets recognised CPD standards and guidelines. It does not confirm the competence of any learner; competence is assessed by PHP Training Academy against its own criteria. Under the GMC, GDC, NMC and HCPC, CPD is self-directed and self-declared: your certificate gives you the evidence to record it. It is a record of training and assessment, not a regulated qualification.
Do I need to pass the written paper before the practical day?
The written paper must be passed at 80% before you can attend the practical day.

Taking Both Routes, or Training In-House

If you want both, we can run them on the same day: the regulated Level 3 Award in the morning, and the aesthetic emergencies content of the CPD course in the afternoon. Tell us when you book which route you want: A, B or both.

In-house: what we bring
We can deliver either route at your clinic, with your emergency kit audited as part of the day. We bring the manikin, AED trainer, adrenaline auto-injector trainers, all learner materials and, for the regulated route, the VTCT Skills registration and record of assessment books.
In-house: what you provide
A room that seats six with clear floor space for CPR practice. We will confirm the room is suitable before the date is booked.
In-house: practicalities
Up to six people per day, scheduled around your clinic list including weekends. London and the South East as standard; elsewhere by arrangement. In-house training is priced per day.
A manikin, an AED and adrenaline trainers. Not a slideshow.
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22 Harley Street, London W1G 9PL · Maximum 6 per group · Route A, Route B or both · From £300 + VAT
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Important Information for Both Routes

Neither route is a First Aid at Work qualification
Please read this before booking. The CPD course is clinical training for healthcare and aesthetic practitioners and is not a regulated qualification. The Level 3 Award is a regulated qualification, but it covers adult basic life support, AED and anaphylaxis rather than workplace first aid. Neither is a First Aid at Work (FAW) or Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) qualification. If your workplace requires FAW or EFAW to meet its statutory first aid provision, you will need a separate course for that.
Employers have a legal duty to provide first aid
Under the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981, every UK employer must provide adequate and appropriate first-aid provision for their staff, based on a first-aid needs assessment. In a clinical or aesthetic setting, where injectable treatments carry real risks, having staff who can manage a medical emergency is central to meeting that duty.
How often should I refresh my BLS?
Resuscitation skills decay. We encourage delegates to maintain annual manikin-based BLS practice at their own NHS Trust, workplace, or a Resuscitation Council UK accredited training centre, alongside this course rather than instead of it.
Can my whole clinic team train together?
Yes. The Level 3 Award (Route A) is open to non-registered staff, and we can deliver either route in-house at your clinic for up to six people per day, priced per day.

Related Courses

Recognise and manage complications of aesthetic treatments in depth.
The Ofqual-regulated VTCT Skills (ITEC) Level 7 Diploma in Clinical Aesthetic Injectable Treatments.
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Start your injectables training with safe, anatomy-first foundations.