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Published online (30 October) the latest statistics on work-related health and safety in Great Britain, including the following key annual figures (2018/19): 1.4 million working people suffering from work-related ill health 2,526 mesothelioma deaths due to past asbestos exposures (2017) 147 workers killed at work 581,000 injuries occurred at work according to the Labour Force Survey 69,208 injuries to employees reported under RIDDOR 28.2 million working days lost due to work-related ill health and workplace injury £15 billion estimated cost of injuries and ill health from current working conditions (2017/18)

Department for Education plans to introduce CPR training in schools in England from 2020. This decision will undoubtedly save lives as children and young people learn this valuable skill and carry it with them through their lives. The change follows years of tireless campaigning to get first aid and CPR onto the curriculum. Currently less than 1 in 10 people in the UK survive a cardiac arrest that occurs out of hospital. Chances of survival can treble if someone having a cardiac arrest is given early CPR and defibrillation.