Immediate Life Support & e-Immediate Life Support Courses
Richmond Pharmacology’s London Bridge Unit is an accredited Resuscitation Council course centre. We specialise in running courses with reduced candidate numbers for a better learning experience. We provide training to our staff, as well as external candidates in the areas of Resuscitation and Immediate Life Support.
Designed for healthcare professionals in a variety of settings such as first responders, nurses, doctors, and the military, our courses provide a flexible and welcoming learning environment.
The programme covers:
- How to manage a deteriorating patient
- Identifying causes and promote prevention of cardiopulmonary arrest
- Treating cardiac arrest using the ABCDE approach
- The leadership skills needed in these areas.
The course is available in two formats: a full day face-to face course and a blended course which consists of half day e-learning and half-day face-to-face learning.
e-ALS Course
e-ALS launched in 2012 and covers the same course content as ALS. It involves one day of e-learning, which is done in your own time, before attending a one-day face-to-face course, providing increased flexibility, and reducing the need for time away from work.
e-ALS has been developed using our evidence-based Guidelines and decades of experience in delivering effective resuscitation courses for healthcare professionals, and will help build the confidence needed to take the lead in an emergency.
During the course, you will develop the knowledge and skills required to:
Who is the course for?
The e-ALS course is designed for healthcare professionals who need skills in advanced life support as part of their clinical duties, as well as those who teach these skills on a regular basis. This includes doctors, paramedics and nurses working in acute care areas (e.g. ED, CCU, ICU, HDU, operating theatres, acute medical admissions units) or on resuscitation/ medical emergency/ Critical Care Outreach teams.
All applicants must hold a professional healthcare qualification or be in training for a professional healthcare qualification. Medical students in their final year of training can be accepted as Candidates if this is an established local arrangement.
e-ALS (Advanced Life Support) Course | Resuscitation Council UK
Medical Emergencies in Pharmaceutical Research Course (Coming Soon)

This one-day blended course on the acute emergency management of medical emergencies in human pharmaceutical research, is delivered by experts in the field, for all clinicians involved in the care of phase one participants. The course is suitable for doctors, nurses, and other registered healthcare clinicians, wishing to expand their knowledge in this field and complement existing courses such as the RCUK ALS & ILS Course.
Enhanced Basic Life Support Course (Coming Soon)
This half-day face-to-face course takes place at our London Bridge unit with one of our clinical trainers. The course is designed for any non-medical personnel that wish to not feel helpless in an emergency medical situation. You will gain experience recognising and treating patients that are choking, suffering from anaphylaxis, or having a seizure. You’ll practice treating patients in cardiac arrest using our simulation equipment and understand exactly what you can do to help with no/ minimal equipment. The aim of the course is to make you feel confident in safely assisting a seriously unwell patient until the ambulance arrives to back
E-ALS Course (Coming Soon)
e-ALS Coursee-ALS launched in 2012 and covers the same course content as ALS. It involves one day of e-learning, which is done in your own time, before attending a one-day face-to-face course, providing increased flexibility, and reducing the need for time away from work.
An application has been made by Richmond to the RCUK to provide the e-ALS course, and we are awaiting a decision. Look for updates on this page.
Please select a suitable course and date
Course trainers
Franklin Gordon
Head of Acute Clinical Management
Lead Resuscitation Clinical Skills Practitioner
Franklin has over 20 years combined experience, as an Anaesthetic, Emergency and Resuscitation Practitioner and Educator, In both acute care and clinical research
Louise Sopher
Resuscitation Practitioner
Paramedic and founder of Article 999 for UK medics: www.article999.co.uk. My interests are in frontline emergency medicine, expedition medicine, and remote community work.
Samuel Jackson
Resuscitation Practitioner
Sam qualified as a paramedic and worked at the frontline for the ambulance service for five years.
Careers
An exciting opportunity has been created, for an enthusiastic registered Nurse, Paramedic or ODP, with a minimum of 2 years post qualification, to join our division and be upskilled to work in first in human pharmacological research as an Associate Resuscitation Practitioner.
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Please arrive for registration 15 minutes before course start time
Graysons
10-18 Union Street
London
SE1 1SZ
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7042 5800

7 minute walk from London Bridge Station
