Karen has welcomed the news that deliveries of defibrillators have started to all state-funded schools in England that don’t currently have a life-saving device.
Last year, the Government committed to supplying state-funded schools across England with defibrillators to make sure there is a device in every school.
The deliveries of the first defibrillators mark the start of a roll out of over 20,000 defibrillators to almost 18,000 state-funded schools by the end of the academic year.
Karen commented,
“I know that local residents across the Moorlands will join me in welcoming the news that deliveries of defibrillators to schools has started. This is the largest defibrillator programme in England to date and will ensure that pupils and staff have access to this lifesaving first aid equipment.”
The Government is also supporting schools in making defibrillators available to the community, with external heated defibrillator cabinets being provided to primary and special schools in areas where provision is lower.
An internal cabinet is being provided to secondary schools that are receiving two or more defibrillators, so one can be placed at the school’s sports facility, where a cardiac arrest is more likely to happen.
