Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 63208

Community First Responders

Tabled: 26 June 2025
Answered: 3 July 2025

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal Democrat — West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued on the use of volunteer Community First Responders to respond to Category 1 medical emergencies.

Answer

Karin Smyth
No guidance has been issued. Each ambulance trust has responsibility for the arrangements and publishing of guidance on their Community First Responder schemes.