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Defibrillators: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of automated external defibrillators in rural areas.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
5 Nov 2024
Target answer date
11 Nov 2024
Answer
11 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of automated external defibrillators in rural areas.

  2. 11 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease is a priority for the Government. We want people to have the best chance of survival from cardiac arrest, and rapid intervention is central to improving outcomes. This is why the Government increased ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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