Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 60875

Schools: Defibrillators

Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 23 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Helen Hayes

LabourDulwich 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 McKinnell
Defibrillators 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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