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<p>The Parliamentary Health and Wellbeing Service (PHWS) is responsible for the Parliamentary
defibrillators. The Parliamentary Safety Team is responsible for First Aid training
which includes the defibrillator training programme.</p><p>There are 32 defibrillators
located across the entire Parliamentary estate. All Defibrillator locations are listed
and available on the parliamentary intranet. Posters detailing defibrillator locations
will shortly be displayed on notice boards in buildings across the estate. The defibrillators
are located in open wall cabinets in public, high risk or high traffic areas and signed
accordingly.</p><p>New maps of each floor have been designed detailing defibrillator
locations in the Palace of Westminster (PoW), Portcullis House (PCH), and Cromwell
Green and are available on the parliamentary intranet. Maps for the rest of the buildings
are currently under design and will be made available once complete. There will be
further publicity on the locations of the defibrillators.</p><p>Training to use the
defibrillators is included within First Aid Training courses. Security Teams and PHWS
undergo training in defibrillator use. <em>Ad hoc</em> requests for additional training
can be made to the Clinical Nurse Advisor or any of the PHWS team who will manage
this accordingly. We work closely with the London Ambulance Service to ensure our
defibrillator programme is delivered to the highest of standards and within best practice
guidance as detailed by the Resuscitation Council UK.</p><p>Defibrillators are designed
so that anyone can turn on (whether trained or not) and will be provided with prompts
and directions for use.</p><p>The Administration Committee will look at this further
after the Summer Recess. Officials will be in touch with the hon. Member so that she
may contribute her views.</p>
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