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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:

Road Safety Week 2011 announced

14 January 2011

Brake – the road safety charity - have announced the launch of Road Safety Week to take place on 21-27 November 2011.

Help us with our road safety survey

14 January 2011

Some of the best road safety responses come about when communities recognise the important role they can play. We’re asking road safety professionals to complete a short online survey about their experiences in engaging community-based organisations to help tackle road safety.

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.

NHS Bristol says cyclists are skating on thin ice

30 November 2010

A study conducted by NHS Bristol shows slipping on ice is the main cause of non-collision cycle accidents.

As winter draws in more individuals will be admitted to hospital after slipping on icy roads or pavements. Although most people think of car crashes or pedestrian falls in relation to icy surfaces, a survey commissioned by NHS Bristol shows that slipping on a bike is also very common.