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<p>The Department for Education is encouraging schools to purchase automated external
defibrillators (AEDs) as part of their first aid equipment. To help them do this,
on 26 November 2014, we announced new arrangements to allow schools to purchase AEDs
at a competitive price. This is the result of a unique agreement between the Department
for Education and the Department of Health, enabling NHS Supply Chain to purchase
devices in batches from approved framework suppliers via a reverse auction process.
The discount achieved on each batch is then passed on to schools through a reduced
unit price.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education does not collect
information about the placement of defibrillators in schools but is able to provide
details of which schools have purchased an AED under the arrangements described above.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To help schools in considering whether to purchase a defibrillator,
the Department has also published advice on installing and maintaining AEDs on school
premises. This has been developed drawing on the expertise of NHS ambulance services
and voluntary and community sector organisations.</p><p> </p>
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