Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 17 December 2025
17 Dec 2025 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Community First Responders
Health and Social Care
Community first responders in the Highlands and Islands are crucial and often bridge the gap when it comes to difficulties with distance or resourcing in rural and island communities. However, many have reported to me that barriers to carrying out that role are increasing with time—from difficulties securing the correct insurance to being unable to access training courses or administer emergency medication such as EpiPens. Can the Scottish Government do more to support those vital volunteers?
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6. Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP)
SNP
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the work of community first responders. (S6O-05304)
The Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health (Jenni Minto)
SNP
Scottish Ambulance Service community first responders play a critical role in saving the lives of people across Scotland and I—and the Scottish Government—su...
Emma Roddick
SNP
Community first responders in the Highlands and Islands are crucial and often bridge the gap when it comes to difficulties with distance or resourcing in rur...
Jenni Minto
SNP
I absolutely recognise the importance of community first responders in our rural and island areas. I had the pleasure of meeting some community first respond...
Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Ind)
Ind
Bleed kits ease pressure on first responders by allowing bystanders to prevent a potentially fatal loss of blood from occurring while they wait for a respond...
Jenni Minto
SNP
I recognise the importance of the provision of bleed kits across Scotland, which I have been speaking to a number of people about, and I would be happy to fo...