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Rob Benington

Rob Benington – Injury Prevention Manager, NHS Bristol

Rob is the Injury Prevention Manager for NHS Bristol, and he is also the co-ordinator for Avonsafe – a safety partnership which has been running for 15 years.

Avonsafe is a partnership that encourages organisations to work together to help reduce accidental injury. It covers the old Avon area, with local groups co-ordinated by local injury prevention specialists.

Rob’s role, funded by the primary care trusts, is to:

Sign up to the Making the Link master classes

2 February 2011

Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) has commissioned Dr Nicola Christie, Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at Surrey University, to run a series of free master classes as part of CAPT's Making the Link project. The master classes will cover:

Review of fire Sector published

14 January 2011

A strategic review of the fire and rescue service – Fire Futures - has been published by the Communities and Local Government Department.

NCB research on unintentional injuries

14 January 2011

The National Children's Bureau (NCB) Research Centre is finalising a rapid research review on unintentional injuries in childhood.

New work programme for building regulations published

14 January 2011

The Communities and Local Government department have published plans to revise the existing building regulations which includes reviewing regulations for electrical safety.

Building Regulations Private Members Bill prompts debate around fire safety

29 November 2010

As the Lords debate fire safety, we’re looking at the value of sprinkler systems in preventing childhood injuries and deaths in home fires.

Lord Harrison’s Building Regulations (Review) Bill would ensure that the building regulations for fire sprinklers are updated based on the latest findings from studies on fire safety.

Innovative partnership wins £1.2 million

14 July 2010

A combined fire station and children’s centre has won a top prize for ‘Achieving more with partnerships’

A project run by Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service, Northumberland County Council’s Children’s Services and SureStart, has been recognised at the Local Government Innovation Awards. The Local Government Innovation Awards reward community partners who make a difference through innovative partnership working in their areas.

They have been awarded a grant of £1.2 million to spread their ideas and best practice around the country.