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Basic Life Support training

Reference: 25-26309

Date response sent: 16/10/2025

Details of enquiry

  1. Is Basic Life Support course mandatory for the medical professionals working for the Trust?
  2. How many courses per year does your resus training department deliver?
  3. What percentage of doctors/nurses/midwives and other allied health professionals have done BLS training in the last 1 year?
  4. What percentage of your medical personnel have profession specific Advanced Life Support training?

Response sent

  1. Is Basic Life Support course mandatory for the medical professionals working for the Trust?

Yes.

  1. How many courses per year does your resus training department deliver?

Not applicable – the Trust does not have a resus training department, BLS face to face training is commissioned externally via British Redcross.

  1. What percentage of doctors/nurses/midwives and other allied health professionals have done BLS training in the last 1 year?

75%

  1. What percentage of your medical personnel have profession specific Advanced Life Support training?

N/A, Tavistock is a community Mental Health Trust not acute.

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