First Aid: Training
Commons · Question 86808 · Tabled 30 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
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.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 5 Nov 2025
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...