Chamber and committees

Question reference: S6W-27817

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 23 May 2024
Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 5 June 2024

Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many community first responders have been trained by the Scottish Ambulance Service, to date, broken down by parliamentary region.

Answer

The Scottish Ambulance Service currently has around 900 Community First Responders. The number of Community First Responders trained by the Scottish Ambulance Service by SAS Operational Areas between April 2021 - March 2024:

	Region
Period	North	East	West	Total
April 21 - March 22	34	2	5	41*
April 22 - March 23	33	30	19	82
April 23 - March 24	56	63	66	185
	123	95	90	308

*The focus in 2021-2022 was re-mobilisation of Community First Responders post Covid, therefore recruitment of new volunteers was limited.

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