Public Access Defibrillator Policy Review

We asked

Community groups and organisations in Aberdeenshire to provide their views and feedback on Aberdeenshire Council’s Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) Policy documentation, particularly those groups that have previously shown or may have an interest in siting a PAD outside of a council building. The survey consisted of a small number of questions to gather views on the policy, the process and the Minute of Agreement document as well as inviting proposals for consideration in the development of the updated policy documentation.

You said

There was 34 responses to the survey. The feedback has been collated and is available in the ‘Community Consultation Feedback Summary’ available by clicking on the link below:-

https://engage.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/22706/widgets/72419/documents/43841

We will

All the feedback was considered by the Review Group in developing the proposed amendments to the policy documentation. Consultation with council services and Elected Members was undertaken.

All consultation summaries were appended to the Area Committee report that was considered by each of the six Area Committees during June (Formartine’s is attached at the link below as an example).

2023 06 27 FAC Report - Review of the Public Access Defibrillator Policy .docx

A report is now being prepared for Business Services Committee in September 2023 to seek approval of the proposed amendments to the policy documentation.