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The Importance of Hosting Suicidal Conversations with Empathetic & Compassionate Responses

Hosting suicidal conversations with empathic and compassionate responses is important because it can provide a safe and supportive space for individuals who may be struggling with thoughts of suicide or self-harm. Such conversations can help these individuals feel heard and understood, and can potentially offer them hope and encouragement to seek further help and support.

Tidal Training Ltd is delighted to celebrate its 10-year anniversary today, 3 October 2022. 

“National Healthcare Training Provider” Vanessa Cuthbertson "I cannot praise Tidal Training highly enough. They deliver training of exceptional quality and this is done professionally and efficiently. They are very reliable, helpful and a pleasure to do business with. I know when I book them I will not be disappointed." Chris Harkensee "Great workshop - in [...]

Celebrating International Women’s Day

“National Healthcare Training Provider” Vanessa Cuthbertson "I cannot praise Tidal Training highly enough. They deliver training of exceptional quality and this is done professionally and efficiently. They are very reliable, helpful and a pleasure to do business with. I know when I book them I will not be disappointed." Chris Harkensee "Great workshop - in [...]

What is a training needs analysis, and why do we do it?

“National Healthcare Training Provider” Vanessa Cuthbertson "I cannot praise Tidal Training highly enough. They deliver training of exceptional quality and this is done professionally and efficiently. They are very reliable, helpful and a pleasure to do business with. I know when I book them I will not be disappointed." Chris Harkensee "Great workshop - in [...]

Putting training front and centre: exploring the critical link between training and staff retention

              As the health and social care staff shortage takes hold, worsened by burnout, the new double vaccination policy, and a low number of entrants into industry, retention has never been more essential. Becoming a training first employer can underpin your retention strategy by forging a critical link with […]

Managing the fallout from a critical incident

A critical incident is an unexpected event that causes a period of acute stress in a workplace environment or group. It can range from the unexpected death of a colleague through to a workplace accident, loss of a patient in a long-term care scenario, or a large-scale violent event such as a mass shooting, bombing or fire. It can affect those directly involved, those involved in the aftermath, for example the emergency service providers, and those in the wider region or community who feel the shockwaves of the event.

Experience Matters

Five benefits of trainers with real-life experience At Tidal Training, we employ highly skilled trainers with extensive experience of working in the healthcare sector. They know how to communicate and share information so that it is best retained by course delegates. We employ psychologists, former combat and state registered paramedics, registered general, mental health and […]

Tackling work-related stress

In the past few weeks, several businesses have announced mandated leave as stress management strategies for their employees, in a bid to combat chronic stress. Bumble announced a week off for all Head Office employees in June, closely followed by LinkedIn and Twitter, while Nike did the same in August. Citigroup meanwhile has taken a […]

Making Critical Incident Debrief Training part of your employee mental health framework

Following the Mitchell model, CISD is a supportive crisis intervention process, designed to support groups or teams, directly following an acute stress incident. It is not a replacement for, or delivery of psychotherapy, but aims at a reduction of distress and restoration of group cohesion at a time of acute stress. The term ‘critical incident’ […]