Recurring concern
Inadequate staff competence to provide first aid
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Request correctionFirst reported 30 Oct 2013•Latest report 15 Jun 2026
What this concern includes
Includes deficiencies in first-aid or basic-life-support training, currency, refresher provision, competence assessment, practical skill, emergency recognition or ability to provide CPR and other appropriate first aid where these concern staff expected or likely to respond to emergencies.
Not included
- Excludes failures concerning unrelated professional, clinical or record-keeping competence where first aid is not the safety issue.
- Excludes missing or inadequate first-aid equipment, facilities or emergency procedures unless the assertion also directly concerns staff competence to use them.
- Excludes delays or failures by emergency services or other responders that are not attributed to staff first-aid competence.
- Excludes generic workforce training deficiencies without a direct first-aid or basic-life-support component.
- Reports
- 95
- Individual concerns
- 111
- Date range
- 2013–2026
- Stated actions
- 176
Distinct published reports
A report can raise multiple concerns
First to latest report issue date
Described in published responses
Reports over time
Reports over time
Reports about this concern issued each year.
* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
Most frequent recipients
Most frequent recipients
Reports about this concern sent to each recipient.
Concerns and responses across reports
Only concerns grouped under this recurring concern are included. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.
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Concerns raised1
Failure to prevent first aid certificate lapses through a failsafe renewal system
This report raised 10 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Lack of formal first-aid and choking-response training among adult volunteers and teachers
This report raised 2 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
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Action
Advise the Centre about accessible first-aid training and provide training details.
Stated by London Borough of Lambeth
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.2
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Position
The local authority does not offer free first-aid training, limiting its ability to provide that training directly.
Stated by London Borough of Lambeth
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Position
The local authority has no specific enforcement powers in relation to the identified safeguarding, training and supervision matters.
Stated by London Borough of Lambeth
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Concerns raised1
Lack of a requirement for care providers to ensure that care-home carers have first-aid training
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Lack of mandatory first aid training for existing prison officers
This report raised 8 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Lack of first aid training for staff involved with residents in sheltered housing schemes
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
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Action
Provide sheltered housing staff with responding-to-accidents-and-sudden-illness training.
Stated by Portsmouth City Council
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
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Position
Additional first-aid training for sheltered housing staff is not required because their existing role-specific training is adequate and trained responders provide lifting support.
Stated by Portsmouth City Council
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Concerns raised1
Inadequate training of airline staff to recognise cardiac arrest and administer first aid or prompt CPR
This report raised 3 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
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Action
Provide initial and annual refresher first-aid and CPR training to cabin crew, including recognition of abnormal breathing as a cardiac-arrest sign.
Stated by Emirates
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
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Position
Existing training, manuals and ongoing monitoring of resuscitation developments are considered sufficient; no additional cardiac-arrest training action is proposed.
Stated by Emirates
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Concerns raised1
Lack of familiarity with first-aid life-saving techniques
This report raised 2 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Insufficient first-aid training for staff supervising pupils
This report raised 12 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.2
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Action
Provide all staff access to pupils’ medical-needs information through electronic registers and require confirmation that key medical-needs and safeguarding policies are understood.
Stated by Bow School -
Action
Deliver additional HSE-approved first-aid training, prioritising staff supervising higher-risk or small-group settings.
Stated by Bow School
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.3
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Position
There is no requirement for all school staff to be first aiders, and teachers are not contractually required to provide first aid.
Stated by Bow School
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Position
The school had an appropriate number of first aiders on site at all times, including when the death occurred.
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Position
School staff are not expected to perform first aid to the standard of clinicians; guidance requires only their best endeavours to secure pupil welfare.
Stated by Bow School
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Concerns raised1
Lack of staff first aid training and choking-sign recognition
This report raised 5 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
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Position
The registered care provider is responsible for ensuring sufficient, qualified, competent and appropriately trained staff are deployed.
Stated by Department of Health and Social Care
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Concerns raised1
Failure to ensure responding staff have basic resuscitation training
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
Data last updated 7 September 2026