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In April, the BHA shared with trainers the government’s newly launched UK Concussion Guidelines which aim to help better identify, manage and prevent concussion. The guidelines have been [...]

Last year the Racing Staff Development Programme delivered a series of presentations on the importance of PPE, how to check it and when to change it. PPE stands for personal protection equipment [...]

British racing has outlined plans for easing the remaining COVID-19 raceday restrictions, which would see Weighing Room testing requirements lifted by the end of February. Under racing’s [...]

At the end of January, the Highway Code is being updated to improve the safety of horse riders, cyclists and pedestrians on the roads. The new rules establish a hierarchy of road users where the [...]

BHA Notice – announced 1 January 2022 Recognising the difficulty some participants and officials have had in ordering Lateral Flow Tests (LFTs), the racing industry COVID-19 Group has temporarily [...]

Sick pay provisions during Coronavirus pandemic Please note that from the 10 December, anyone who has been notified of a positive test result is legally required to self-isolate at home and is [...]

Vaccination are available to any member of the racing industry on a walk-in basis at the York Vaccination Centre. They are open 12 hours a day and vaccinate from approx. 8.30 am to 7.30 pm. [...]

From Monday 16 August, people who are fully vaccinated or aged under 18 and 6 months will no longer be legally required to self-isolate if they are identified as a close contact of a positive [...]

The BHA has published updated COVID-19 Guidelines and Operating Procedures that will apply at British race meetings from Monday 19 July 2021. The full announcement is available on the BHA website [...]

Racing Welfare have lots of free resources and support available to those who need some advice or just want to talk to someone confidentially about their mental health. On their website [...]