Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01707 · Session 5

Public Access Defibrillators

Closed Submitted 11 Sep 2018 Health
Signatures
0
200 online signatures with a country
Comments
43
Considered
6 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce a requirement for all new build or newly renovated or re-purposed buildings with a floorspace of over 7500m2 to have a public access defibrillator (PAD) fitted to the exterior of the building, for public use, and for the PADs to be officially registered.

What the petitioner did first

I have raised this with Stuart McMillan MSP, who led a Member's Business Debate on this issue in April 2018.
I have met with officials from the Minister for Public Health's team.
I have been fundraising in my local area and working with the local newspaper to raise awareness.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 22 Nov 2018
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention
  2. 20 Dec 2018
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention
  3. 6 Jun 2019
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  4. 19 Mar 2020
    Public Petitions Committee
    Decision on Taking Business in Private
    1 mention
  5. 25 Nov 2020
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  6. 10 Feb 2021
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention

Signatures by country

200 online signatures
  1. Scotland175 87.5%
  2. United Kingdom23 11.5%
  3. Wales1 0.5%
  4. England1 0.5%

Comments

43 comments, oldest first
  1. Margaret Gilmour 20 Sep 2018
    Would save lives
  2. Anne Duddy 20 Sep 2018
    This could save a lot of people as the faster you can restart the heart the better chance the person has to survive
  3. catherine greig 20 Sep 2018
    it could save someones life.
  4. alison mccafferty 20 Sep 2018
    agree!
  5. Alison Purssell 20 Sep 2018
    Early intervention saves lives before paramedics arrive be it CPR or use of a defibrillator to save the life
  6. robert hamilton 20 Sep 2018
    badly need them .
  7. Jean Carroll 20 Sep 2018
    These can help to save lives
  8. Sharon Arthur 20 Sep 2018
    Would help to save someones life xx
  9. Rosemary orr 20 Sep 2018
    Would help to save someone and are badly needed
  10. Christine cunningham 20 Sep 2018
    Really need these in all public places and schools to help save lifes
  11. Liz McNulty 20 Sep 2018
    This can save lives if they are made accessible
  12. Annette Nicholas 20 Sep 2018
    Essentially live saving equipment needed.
  13. John orr 20 Sep 2018
    One signature is one step closer to saving a life
  14. Elvira. Mcfadyen 20 Sep 2018
    Hopefully we can get this in all places to save ppl life's x
  15. Madeleine brisland 20 Sep 2018
    Would help so many people and save so many lives
  16. May Kelly 20 Sep 2018
    Good luck
  17. Claire Doig 20 Sep 2018
    I think these should be accessible everywhere because it dosent cost much to save a life
    but to lose a life it costs a lot
  18. Teresa Murray 20 Sep 2018
    I agree they should be put in all places to be used when needed to save lives.
  19. Joanne lamond 20 Sep 2018
    Please provide this life saving equipment.
  20. Gerard deveney 20 Sep 2018
    Defibrillators should be a legal requirement for all local authorities. End of.
  21. Irenelaverty 20 Sep 2018
    Should be a legal requirement a valuable life saving piece of equipment
  22. NICHOLA ROLSTON 20 Sep 2018
    Should defo be a legal requirement
  23. Angela winton 20 Sep 2018
    Defibrillator should be a legal requirement for all authorities without a doubt. X
  24. Tracy Mcalinden 21 Sep 2018
    A valuable piece of life saving equipment
  25. Helen blair 21 Sep 2018
    This is a no brainer, this is a life saving device and should be as legally required as fire extinguishers.
  26. Steph moore 21 Sep 2018
    Why are they just petitioning to have them on buildings with a large footprint ? They should be everywhere regardless of building size ! These lifesaving machines should be everywhere ! I know the location of most of the PAD'S in my town it's up to people to educate themselves on this
  27. Lynne Rowan 21 Sep 2018
    We need these in all schools and public places, to save people's lives.
  28. Angela Cowan 21 Sep 2018
    We need to help raise awareness on how important Defibrillators are
  29. Frances best 21 Sep 2018
    Can save lifes,great equipment
  30. Declan orr 21 Sep 2018
    This petition should be going through because I belive that defibrillator in public and private school and sports Center will be a massive impact to our community and other communitys over the country
  31. Jennifer jones 21 Sep 2018
    I am a first aider and there are definatly not enough people out there that know how or why to use a defibilator. Its such a simple thing that could save a life.
  32. Beth Quinlan 21 Sep 2018
    They need to be put every where it is an essential life saving bit of equipment
  33. Ingrid Robertson 21 Sep 2018
    THESE ARE VITAL TO SAVE LIVES
  34. Sam Turner 21 Sep 2018
    Have been through the same challenge lost family member to heart failure
  35. Margaret Long 21 Sep 2018
    This petition must be passed for all public places to have a Defib
  36. Gillian Atkinson 21 Sep 2018
    This is a vital piece of equipment. We hear more and more of people who could have been saved if this equipment was available there and then. You cannot put a price on a life.
  37. Amber hall 22 Sep 2018
    A life saving equipment which should be placed in all schools and public places!
  38. Elaine Ferguson 23 Sep 2018
    If it helps save a life then it's all very worth it
  39. Mandy Brown 23 Sep 2018
    These should be all round public places and especially schools .
  40. Helenmoore 24 Sep 2018
    They should be available every where when needed
  41. Phyllis McNeil 24 Sep 2018
    Should be in all public places
  42. Daniel Doyle 28 Sep 2018
    This is what a good charity and this family does to help other children in life by having a fighting chance in there life that Jayden couldnt have rest in peace wee man love n miss u loads
  43. Maureen Williams 29 Sep 2018
    Defibrillators should be readily available in every large public building. It should be part of the essential medical kit . Numerous lives could and will be saved if these are in as many locations as possible.