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CPR: Training

Asked by Mike AmesburyIndependentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 9 December 2024UIN 17220

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making CPR training more available to members of the public.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

NHS England has partnered with St John Ambulance to co-ordinate skills development to significantly increase the use of Automated External Defibrillators by individuals in community settings. This includes a national network of Community Advocates to champion the importance of first aid, training 60,000 people that will help save up to 4,000 lives each year by 2028.

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