That this House recognises the lifesaving work of St John Ambulance volunteers across the country, training 250,000 members of the public in first aid every year, providing event first aid cover at 11,000 events and delivering 4,000 hours of emergency support to the NHS per month as the nation’s ambulance auxiliary; acknowledges that 30,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests take place every year in the UK with less than 1 in 10 people surviving and immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation and that defibrillation can more than double the chances of survival; is concerned by the findings of St John Ambulance’s recent survey that revealed 49% of the public would feel panicked if they came across a health emergency, with one in three members of the public afraid to give CPR to women due to fear of inappropriate touching; thanks the work of St John Ambulance volunteers, first aid charities and NHS Ambulance services in providing physical and mental health first aid training in communities to improve first aid confidence; and encourages the Government to support first aid education and volunteers as part of the NHS-10-Year Plan to tackle health inequalities, improve health outcomes and save lives.
Signatories (49)
- Kirith Entwistle Sponsor
- Mary Kelly Foy
- Sarah Hall
- Charlotte Nichols
- Sonia Kumar
- Zöe Franklin
- Tonia Antoniazzi
- Dr Simon Opher
- Tristan Osborne
- Daniel Francis
- Andrew George
- Jim Shannon
- Will Stone
- Wera Hobhouse
- Ellie Chowns
- Paulette Hamilton
- Sir Julian Lewis
- Siân Berry
- Carla Denyer
- Josh Babarinde
- Rachael Maskell
- Luke Myer
- Ben Maguire
- Chris Coghlan
- Shivani Raja
- Jon Trickett
- Mrs Sharon Hodgson
- Valerie Vaz
- Ian Sollom
- Sarah Green
- Ian Byrne
- Ann Davies
- Ben Lake
- Liz Saville Roberts
- Llinos Medi
- Layla Moran
- Steve Darling
- Kim Johnson
- Daisy Cooper
- Iqbal Mohamed
- Sam Rushworth
- Colum Eastwood
- David Burton-Sampson
- Kate Osborne
- John McDonnell
- Andrew Rosindell
- Sammy Wilson
- Helena Dollimore
- Adrian Ramsay