Community First Responders

(asked on 30th June 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they provide to NHS Community First Responders; and what steps they are taking to improve public awareness of the work done by First Responders.


Answered by
Lord Kamall Portrait
Lord Kamall
This question was answered on 18th July 2022

National Health Service ambulance trusts are responsible for the deployment of volunteer Community First Responders and provide the appropriate training, equipment, oversight and support to volunteers. There are no specific centralised campaigns to raise awareness.

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