Keith Murphy

“Action is required to ensure that Prison Officers and Staff with direct access to prisoners have basic first aid training, CPR training and familiarisation with the use of a defibrillator.”

“The prison officers did not have even the most basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training.”

“Action is required to ensure that Prison Officers and Staff with direct access to prisoners have basic first aid training, CPR training and familiarisation with the use of a defibrillator.”

“(4) There is no mandatory first aid training for existing (as opposed to new) prison officers.”

“Action is required to ensure that Prison Officers and Staff with direct access to prisoners have basic first aid training, CPR training and familiarisation with the use of a defibrillator.”

“Some Prison staff had not received any cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. Either as part of initial training or any refresher training.”

“Action is required to ensure that Prison Officers and Staff with direct access to prisoners have basic first aid training, CPR training and familiarisation with the use of a defibrillator.”

“Prison staff are often first responders to medical emergencies of prisoners, but not all have received first aid training.”

“Action is required to ensure that Prison Officers and Staff with direct access to prisoners have basic first aid training, CPR training and familiarisation with the use of a defibrillator.”

“It is not mandatory for prison officers to have basic first aid training (which includes the provision of CPR) which is in-date.”

“Action is required to ensure that Prison Officers and Staff with direct access to prisoners have basic first aid training, CPR training and familiarisation with the use of a defibrillator.”

“Evidence was heard that after April 2024, basic first aid training (including CPR training) has been omitted from the foundation training programme for those training to be prison officers,”

“Action is required to ensure that Prison Officers and Staff with direct access to prisoners have basic first aid training, CPR training and familiarisation with the use of a defibrillator.”

“Officers who were present during Mr [name redacted] cardio-respiratory arrest had different training with regard to first aid and basic life support.”

“Action is required to ensure that Prison Officers and Staff with direct access to prisoners have basic first aid training, CPR training and familiarisation with the use of a defibrillator.”

“The Governor of the prison told the court that no refresher CPR training had been provided to prison staff since 2023 notwithstanding the 5 deaths of prisoners by ligature suspension that have occurred since.”

“Action is required to ensure that Prison Officers and Staff with direct access to prisoners have basic first aid training, CPR training and familiarisation with the use of a defibrillator.”

“No ongoing training had been provided to prison officers since initial training on basic life support or first aid, meaning that officers confronted with discovery of a ligature situation were unable to provide immediate and basic life support”

“Action is required to ensure that Prison Officers and Staff with direct access to prisoners have basic first aid training, CPR training and familiarisation with the use of a defibrillator.”

“After prison officers and prison staff carry out their induction training which covers basic first aid training including the delivery of cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), there is no further mandatory refresher training on first aid or CPR.”