Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 114312

CPR: Training

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the predominant use of male CPR manikins in first aid training on survival outcomes for women experiencing cardiac arrest.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The Department is aware of research that shows differences in bystander response in providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to men versus women. Research also shows that training is key to improving bystander confidence in providing CPR to women and...

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