Paul Fortune
Director
Paul left the Royal Air Force after 26 years as a medic, serving in the Gulf, Bosnia, Sierra Leone, New Zealand, Cyprus and 3 tours in Germany. Specialising in Aeromedical Evacuation he received a formal commendation from the Commander In Chief of the Royal Air Force for his work in repatriating sick and injured personnel from Mainland Europe.
As part of this formal clinical training he was officially seconded to the Luton and Dunstable as well as the Northumbria Ambulance service. As well as his background in trauma care he is an experienced Practice Manager who worked in large health centres, he remains knowledgeable in many illnesses and ailments. His qualifications and experience help him to ensure your company receives the training it requires and deserves. Paul has been married for 25 years, has 2 teenage children and is a keen golfer.
- CIEH Registered Trainer (Professional Trainer Certificate)
- Award in Educational Training
- First Aid Instructor
- Defibrillator Instructor
- Manual Handling Instructor
- Risk Assessor
- Diploma in Practice Management
Martin Thompson-Dunn
Managing Director
With over 20 years experience working an an emergency department nurse practitioner Martin brings an immense amount of knowledge to his training and uses real world experience to teach his delegates.
Martin continually strives for high standards during every course he delivers whilst ensuring that every delegate enjoys themselves. Martin is married and is a father to a teenage son. He is always doing some form of exercise and is a black belt in Taekwondo
- First Aid Instructor
- CTLLS Level 4 Certificate
- Paediatric Specialism
- Diploma in Nursing Studies
- Mental Health First Aid Instructor
- First Aid Assessor
- Defibrillator Instructor
- Acute illness and injuries specialism
Des Gibbons
Senior Instructor
An Instructor for 20 years, Des covers most Health & Safety topics. He is an exceptionally knowledgeable trainer with a ‘can-do’ attitude and approachable manner.
Des’ training experience has been gained whilst he served in Lancashire Fire & Rescue, .
Des continually strives for high standards during every course he delivers whilst ensuring that every delegate enjoys themselves. Mark is married, a keen walker and sports fan.
First Aid Instructor
PTLLS Certificate
HSE Manual Handling Instructor
City and Guilds Teaching Certificate
CIEH Registered Trainer (Professional Trainer Certificate)
First Aid Assessor
Defibrillator Instructor
Manual Handling Instructor
Michelle Hawkins
Senior Instructor
Michelle brings a wealth of knowledge from her Ambulance and hospital experienced
First Aid Instructor
Qualified IHCD Medical Technician
Level 3 AET teaching qualification
Community First Responder
Mental Health First Aid Instructor
Julie Riley
Senior Instructor
Julie has an extensive background in health and social care and delivers excellent training bringing reality and humour to any session she delivers
First Aid Instructor
PTLLS certificate
Health & social care trainer and assessor
In addition to the above we have a large team of associate trainers based UK wide who all come with an depth knowledge of treating casualties in various settings including paramedics, police officers and the fire service to name but a few.