Whether there is a policy in place to ensure that every public building has an accessible defibrillator for use in an emergency.

There is no policy requiring the placement of an accessible defibrillator on every public building, as there is limited evidence that legislation mandating devices in certain locations would improve cardiac arrest outcomes.Instead, the Scottish Government and Save a Life for Scotland partners use a data-driven, localised approach to increase defibrillator availability and use.We funded the development of PADmap
- Increasing cardiac arrest survival through optimal defibrillator placement, a tool that helps defibrillator guardians identify locations where devices will have the impact. We are also funding the expansion of Cardiac Arrest Rescue Zones (CARe Zones), which support increased defibrillator placement through community engagement.