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First Aid: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a (a) national standard and (b) mutual recognition framework for First Aid training across NHS trusts.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
30 Oct 2025
Target answer date
5 Nov 2025
Answer
5 Nov 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a (a) national standard and (b) mutual recognition framework for First Aid training across NHS trusts.

  2. 5 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Due to the number of professional clinicians working across the National Health Service, first aid training is not a requirement for NHS staff and is only relevant in settings where clinicians do not work.The mutual recognition agreement, signed by 262 NH...

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