Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 69609
Defibrillators: Motor Vehicles
Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 1 September 2025
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making it a mandatory requirement for defibrillators to be fitted in patient transport vehicles.
Answer
Karin SmythMany non-emergency patient transport service (NEPTS) ambulances operated by National Health Service trusts already carry a defibrillator.However, the contractual requirements for the provision of NEPTS services are determined by each integrated care board...
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