Defib Dash Submission

Your participation will make a real difference for raising awareness of a vital issue facing our community: the urgent need for greater access to defibrillators across North West Leicestershire. 

By ‘dashing’ to your nearest defibrillator and timing your journey, you will help shine a light on the ‘defib deserts’ that exist in our area. 

Too many of our neighbourhoods are without quick access to life-saving defibrillators, and that gap can mean the difference between life and death in an emergency. 

The aim of the Defib Dash isn’t just to highlight where defibs are missing, but to get all of us thinking about a few key questions: 

• How far away is your nearest defibrillator? 

• Could someone get to it quickly in an emergency? 

• Where else in your community might one be needed most? 

Through this campaign, I also want people to familiarise themselves with The Circuit – the national defibrillator network. (https://www.defibfinder.uk/)  It’s a crucial tool that ensures emergency services can quickly locate a nearby defib when every second counts. So, when you’re taking part during the week or on the ‘Defib Dash Day of Action’ I encourage you to also check whether the defibs are correctly registered on The Circuit. (https://www.defibfinder.uk/)

I hope this inspires you to continue championing the need for more accessible and visible defibrillators in our local communities. Together, we’re taking steps—quite literally—toward building a safer and more responsive North West Leicestershire. 

Thank you again for being part of this important initiative. If you have any feedback, stories from your dash, or ideas on where new defibrillators should be located, I’d love to hear them, please submit them as part of this form! 

Oh, and don’t forget, you can dash to as many defibs as you like! Please just do one submission per defib however.