First aid & medical training · Bristol, UK
Comera Medical Training delivers high-quality first aid and medical training to individuals, organisations and government bodies — taught by practising healthcare professionals with real emergency experience from the military and the medical profession.
// From the workplace to the world's most hostile environments — first aid is one of the most valuable skills anyone can learn.
The chain of survival
Real-world
Trainers drawn from the military and the medical profession, with hands-on experience of real emergencies.
Regulated
Regulated qualifications including QA Awards (RQF) and FREC standards for advanced pre-hospital care.
On-site
Training runs at your premises for on-site groups, or at our Bristol venue for open courses — built around your team's numbers and shift patterns.
How we work
We believe in creating a journey with you — listening first, then delivering bespoke training with your needs at its centre.
Step 01 / Listen
Individual, clinic, corporate or emergency service — we start with your risks, your people and your compliance duties.
Step 02 / Tailor
From half-day essentials to five-day FREC qualifications, we match the training to the role and the environment.
Step 03 / Deliver
Practical, scenario-based tutelage from instructors who have delivered treatment in real emergencies.
Step 04 / Support
Mentoring, clinical governance support and refresher training keep skills sharp long after the course ends.
Featured courses
Most of our training is delivered for a whole team — on-site at your premises or at our venue — so the price depends on your numbers, your location and your dates. Tell us what you need and we'll come back with a quote.
Flagship qualification
Advanced pre-hospital care for those working in high-risk or emergency settings — the QA Certificate at Level 4.
The QA Level 2 Award covering CPR and defibrillator use — essential, life-saving skills for any workplace.
The QA Level 3 Award — equip your team to recognise, support and signpost colleagues experiencing mental ill health.
For GP practices
Keep your whole practice compliant and confident with annual CPD first aid training built for primary care.
For policing
First aid skills built specifically for policing, including Module 5 enhanced first aid skills for operational officers.
E-learning · Learn from home
Learn the fundamentals of first aid online, at your own pace — ideal for parents, carers and households.
These are the courses we're asked for most. We run a further range including requalifications, paediatric and EYFS training, safeguarding, COSHH and safe moving and handling. See all our courses →
For individuals
Whether you're learning first aid for the first time or building a career in pre-hospital care, there's a route for you.
Train
A full range of first aid courses for individuals — from everyday essentials through to advanced FPOS and FREC standards.
Explore coursesDevelop
Guidance from our Clinical Governance Officers and trainers — a paramedic and a former RAF Patrol Medic — to grow your first aid delivery and training career.
Enquire about mentoringFor organisations
Workplace injuries and ill health cost UK businesses billions every year. From compliance training to whole-workforce wellbeing, we help you manage the risk.
Compliance & response
First aid at work courses tailored to your organisation, your premises and your risk profile — delivered on-site or at our venues, with FPOS and FREC options for higher-risk roles.
Explore organisation trainingBlue light
First aid and enhanced skills built specifically for the emergency services — designed and delivered by instructors who've worked on the front line themselves.
Explore emergency servicesIn partnership with Comera Risk
Our medical trainers deliver the emergency care elements of the SAFHEE® course family — Security Awareness in Fragile/Hostile Events & Environments, the trademarked training standard from our sister company Comera Risk, trusted by government departments, NGOs, media and security professionals working overseas. When first aid has to work under real pressure, this is where our instructors teach it.
Foundation · 3 days
Personal safety and security in fragile and hostile environments — originally designed for FCDO employees and their families, with life-saving skills built in.
Book SAFEAdvanced · 5 days
Hostile Environment Awareness Training for extreme environments — scenario-based exercises covering threats that can result in death or serious injury, including emergency medical response.
Book HEATEquipment
First aid kits built by hostile environment professionals in collaboration with MERE — standard and advanced contents for high-risk deployments.
View the kitsLearn online
First Aid at Home lets you build the fundamentals of first aid from home, at your own pace, for £19.99 + VAT. It's our online course — everything else we teach is delivered in person, on-site or at our venue.
Once you've bought it, your course, progress and certificate live on the Comera Group learning platform.
Start today · £19.99 + VAT
The essentials of first aid for parents, carers and households — online, on demand, whenever you're ready.
Buy nowArmed forces & blue light
Many of our instructors come from the military and the emergency services, so we understand the transition into civilian pre-hospital and training careers — and we build routes that recognise the experience service leavers already have.
Good to know
Yes. Many of our courses can be delivered on-site for your team, tailored to your premises and risk profile. Tell us what you need using the enquiry form below and we'll put together the right option.
We deliver regulated qualifications including QA Awards (RQF) and FREC standards for advanced pre-hospital care. Where a course carries a regulated qualification, the awarding body is shown on its own course page.
For almost everything we teach: send us an enquiry, we'll come back with dates and a quote for your group, and the course is invoiced once it's agreed. There's nothing to pay upfront on this site. The one exception is First Aid at Home, our online course, which you buy directly on the Comera store. We never take card details through this website.
Our trainers are drawn from the military and the medical profession, with hands-on experience of real emergencies — including a paramedic and a former RAF Patrol Medic among our Clinical Governance Officers.
Get in touch
Tell us the course, roughly how many people and where — and we'll come back with dates and a quote. Want to start right now? Our First Aid at Home e-learning is available online today.
Tell us what your team needs and we'll come back with dates and a quote — or start today with our online First Aid at Home course.
