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Defibrillators: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to educate the public about the (a) use and (b) availability of defibrillators.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 25 Nov 2024
Target answer date: 27 Nov 2024
Answer: 28 Nov 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

25 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to educate the public about the (a) use and (b) availability of defibrillators.
27 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Nov 2024
Answer published
The Government is committed to improving access to Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in public spaces, and reducing inequalities in access to these life saving devices. Following the depletion of the existing AED fund, launched in September 2023, t...

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