The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) today (Monday) launches its third annual Family Safety Week , which this year seeks to raise awareness of accidents to under-fives in the home with a series of events and campaign launches across the UK. RoSPA has te...

With falls the biggest single cause of accidental death, a framework to help house builders ensure the next generation of homes are safer has been launched by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).   Safer by design: A framework to reduce serious acciden...

A new public health campaign, Keeping Kids Safe in the Home , which aims to reduce the number of domestic accidents involving under 5s in Dundee has been launched by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).   Evidence shows that falls, poisonings, burns ...

Safe At Home, the national home safety equipment scheme, is starting the new year by making its accident prevention DVD and height charts freely available to home safety practitioners across England. Accidents in the home are the biggest cause of injury to young children. Sa...

Northern Ireland’s annual Home Accident Prevention Week gets underway today with a special focus on staying safe for children who live on farms. During the week, Home Accident Prevention Northern Ireland (HAPNI) will marry traditional home safety messages with those about fa...

Home accidents cost the UK billions of pounds each year, according to research conducted for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. The total annual cost of home accident casualties who are treated for their injuries at hospital - around 2.7million people each ...

As the big freeze continues across much of the UK, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is reminding people - particularly dog walkers - to be aware of the dangers of frozen rivers and lakes. Whenever the country is in the grip of freezing temperatures, RoSPA sa...

Easter traditionally marks the beginning of DIY season - and with fine weather set to continue - the nation’s keen gardeners will also be out in force, so RoSPA is urging people to stay safe, inside and out. It is estimated that each year, more than 200,000 people go to A&E ...

RoSPA is backing Older People’s Day, which takes place tomorrow, in the hope that it will foster a culture of health and happiness among the UK’s ageing population. With more people living longer, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents feels it’s more important ...

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents welcomes the inclusion of four explicit accident prevention indicators in the new Public Health Outcomes Framework, but says the challenge now is to ensure local authorities and healthcare commissioning groups give them the at...