Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 60875
Schools: Defibrillators
Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 23 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Helen Hayes
Labour — Dulwich and West Norwood
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of levels of (a) training in defibrillator use and (b) mental health support available to school staff required to respond to cardiac incidents.
Answer
Catherine McKinnellDefibrillators are designed so they can be used by anyone with no prior training. Users are prompted to follow the step-by-step instructions on the defibrillators at the time of use.As part of the department’s roll out, we provided awareness videos to sch...
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