Written question WQ94783
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 4 days
Question
How is the Welsh Government working with health boards and local authorities to ensure that more communities and locations have suitable access to defibrillators?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Multiple risk factors can contribute to a cardiac arrest. The most common is the presence of heart disease, which can be prevented or managed. A number of Welsh Government policies are targeted towards reducing the risk of heart disease, including those which support people to lead a healthier lifestyle, such as Healthy Weight Healthy Wales, and those dealing with the management of conditions like hypertension, such as the Quality Statements for Heart Conditions.
Our approach to supporting communities to access defibrillators is set out in the Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Plan.