Nationwide Building Society is installing defibrillators and bleed control kits across all 605 of its branches in a partnership with Visa. The rollout will take place from now until the end of the year.
St John Ambulance is also working with Nationwide to provide life-saving training to 4,000 staff members as well as local communities. Nationwide has previously committed to keeping all branches open until at least 2030.
Amanda Beech, Nationwide’s director of retail services, said: “By transforming our branches into visible, emergency hubs, we’re making it easier to access help when every second counts. Crucially we’re also offering training to all our branch colleagues, before extending that training into the communities we serve.”
Professor Andrew Hartle, chief medical officer at St John Ambulance, said: “We’re so pleased to work with Nationwide and Visa on this project, which so perfectly meets St John Ambulance’s mission to put the power of first aid into everyone’s hands.”
Nationwide said a similar rollout will follow in Virgin Money branches.
