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First Aid: Training

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 5 November 2025UIN 86809

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the annual cost to the NHS of staff being required to undertake duplicate First Aid training when working across multiple NHS trusts.

Answered by Karin Smyth

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.

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