Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 75524
Defibrillators
Tabled: 5 September 2025
Answered: 11 September 2025
Question
Anna Gelderd
Labour — South East Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support communities with the (a) maintenance and (b) running costs of public defibrillators.
Answer
Karin SmythTo improve patients' survival rates following out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, the Government committed to improving access to Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in public spaces and reducing inequalities in access to these life-saving devices. Foll...
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