Jane Graham is a Registered sick children's nurse (RSCN) with 30 years of experience and the founder of Action + Firs Aid. She is a mother of 3, one of whom suffers from allergic reactions and all of whom have tested her first aid skills over the years! Jane trained at Great Ormond Street (GOSH). After 2 years general ward experience, she moved into Paediatric intensive care at GOSH. Here she embarked on a diploma in Critically Ill Children and a degree in Child Health. Whilst Ward Sister there, Jane was part of the children's acute transport service where, as part of a specialist mobile intensive care team, she gained many hours of valuable experience in the stabilisation and transportation of critically ill children around the country.
Following her degree in Child health and Masters in Advanced nursing practice, Jane spent 4 years as the Practice Educator on intensive care which involved teaching doctors, qualified nurses and student nurses the necessary intensive care skills. Her teaching qualifications enabled her to lecture regularly at Southbank University. Jane’s experience of teaching has encompassed different sized groups, as well as levels of experience and knowledge for both informal and formal teaching.
Over the last 10 years whilst setting up nursing services in 2 independent schools, she has been teaching First Aid to pupils and staff. She has a passion for supporting Mental health and aims to improve awareness in the workplace by teaching Mental Health first aid and supporting businesses to have a mentally healthier working environment
Jane's career at Great Ormond Street helped her understand the importance of first aid training. Those that have had first aiders support prior to medical help arriving always have a better chance of survival.
More recently Jane has understood the importance of empowering non medical persons with the basic skills to embrace these situations, to feel competent and confident to put these new-found skills into action and make a difference to someone’s life.
In August 2017 Jane Joined the Boarding schools association (BSA) team as a freelance lecturer and nurse advisor.
Jane also delivers sessions to pupils in schools on PHSE topics such as puberty, well health, sexual health, how to say no, personal hygiene, mental health, epilepsy, contraception and many more she is happy to put together a package for your school.
We are now offering consultancy support in preparation for inspection for your medical set up this could be in boarding schools or day schools. Please contact jane directly to discuss your needs.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Action + First Aid are proud to have collaborated with the Cricket world cup 2019 to supply all their first aid training. ENGLAND - winners of the 2019 world cup!
SURREY BUSINESS AFFAIRS, BROOKLANDS RADIO
Monthly business programme – Action + First Aid
Details of our upcoming appearance on the show will be published on Brooklands radio website home page www.brooklandsradio.co.uk.
The show is repeated the following Thursday evening at 7pm and is available to listen again at www.brooklandsradio.co.uk - by clicking on the link in the top right corner to ‘Download & Listen via Feedburner’. They also have new radio Brooklands Radio APP for iPhone and android which can be downloaded free from the APPLE APP Store or Google Play Store and can also be downloaded from Their home page.
Listen below - interview with Jane on Brooklands Radio 26th May 2016 1pm on DAB Digital Radio
www.brooklandsradio.co.uk/justwomen/jgraham150526.mp3
