Safer sleep for babies training for Scotland

Free safer sleep for babies training for Scotland

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For Scotland - safer sleep for babies training

Who is this training for: Health professionals in Scotland who work with families and deliver safer sleep messaging as part of their role.

Cost per person: Free.

Certification: A certificate of attendance is provided.

Training content: The bespoke training content created by The Lullaby Trust in collaboration with BASIS, NHS Scotland, The Scottish Government, Parent Club and UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative will:

  • Give you/your staff a thorough knowledge and understanding of safer sleep advice.
  • Enable you/your staff to discuss safer sleep with families and care givers, regardless of their circumstances.
  • Provide a supporting range of practitioner and parent leaflets to discuss with parents and caregivers.

How to sign up

If you are a manager or lead, we will have emailed you with enrolment information. If you are not a manager or lead, please ask your manager to sign up, as they will be able to enrol you. For any questions, please email [email protected]

Once you have been signed up on the platform, enrol your staff using the below guides:

If you have additional learning needs that require any reasonable adjustments to be made to be able to participate in the training, please contact [email protected] to discuss your individual learning needs.

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