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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Lizzy Buchan

'I'm very lucky': Cardiac arrest survivor joins call for Tories to keep schools defib vow

Efforts to put life-saving defibrillators in every school in England by next summer could be put at risk due to shortages of the critical devices, MPs warn today.

The Government vowed to put defibrillators in all state schools by June 2023, with more than 20,000 needed to meet the target.

But global supply chain issues around replacement pads and batteries have sparked concerns about whether this crucial target will be met.

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