Education (Medical Emergencies in Schools) Bill 2026

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The bill would let the Minister for Education and Youth make rules to get more school staff trained in first aid for medical emergencies and to support the use of life-saving equipment in schools. It would also help more schools qualify to keep and use certain prescription medicines, such as adrenaline auto-injectors, without needing a prescription in an emergency. The aim is to improve school preparedness, so staff can respond faster and better when a child or other person has a serious medical incident.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to enable the Minister for Education and Youth, by regulations, to make provision for promoting participation by a greater number of school staff in approved courses of training in first aid for medical emergencies, for a greater number of schools to be listed as organisations whose staff are authorised to administer certain prescription-only medicinal products without a prescription, for the purpose of saving life or reducing severe distress in medical emergencies; and to provide for related matters.

Last updated 29 April 2026