SMDC Defibrillator Maintenance Scheme
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council (SMDC) have created a fund to maintain all Community Public Access Defibrillators (CPAD) across the Staffordshire Moorlands.
As part of this agreement AEDdonate will fund consumables for public access defibrillators in communities across the Staffordshire Moorlands District Council boundary only. Communities outside of the SMDC are not able to enter this scheme.
To be part of this scheme please tell us about your AED.
AEDdonate will then ask to connect to your AED on the circuit and you will receive a notification of this. You must then log into your circuit account and accept the request. This allows us to make your AED live, remove from service should we find an issue and change consumable dates. You will also have a log within your account when we have completed a status check.
Once accepted AEDdonate will then come and complete a physical health check on your site and provide those results via email.
AEDdonate will provide the following:
Initial site health check (Physical Check).
Pads and Batteries will be provided (pro rata) under the SMDC scheme. They will be fitted by AEDdonate and updated on the circuit as and when required.
Pad replacement following the device being used.
A loan defibrillator if warranty repairs are needed.
Unlimited access to the Education Hub.
Deployment management – check, recover, refresh, replace and update.
Free Loan unit for ‘missing’ AEDs (*collection from/return to AED main office in Stone).
Ensure The Circuit registration is accurate and up-to-date.
AEDdonate in Partnership with SMDC want;
* Every CPAD within Staffordshire Moorlands is registered correctly on The Circuit and available for use.
* Guardians in place who are actively checking the status of the CPAD.
* CPADs have up-to-date electrode pads and batteries containing charge.
* CPAD cabinets are in good condition and accessible.
* Defective CPAD are marked unavailable on The Circuit and an action plan in place to rectify issues.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us on 01785 472224 or email the dedicated SMDC inbox at smdc.defib@aeddonate.org.uk
191
Defibrillators Managed on the Scheme
97%
Availability Rate on the Circuit
100%
of sites have in date Pads and Batteries
24
Education sessions delivered across the Staffordshire Moorlands
SMDC FAQ's
You register via the AEDdonate SMDC page. Once registered, AEDdonate will assess and request to connect to your circuit record. Once accepted to the circuit account, we will physically attend your site to perform the health check.
Keep the defibrillator registered and accessible.
Complete regular checks.
Ensure signage is correct and cabinet in good working order.
Report if the device is used or becomes faulty (AEDdonate available 24/7)
Let AEDdonate perform regular checks / allow access for upkeep.
It is a partnership between Staffordshire Moorlands District Council and AEDdonate to support public access defibrillators across the SMDC area. The scheme funds necessary consumables (such as pads and batteries), monitors installations, and provides support for registered defibrillators.
Any community, organisation or site within the Staffordshire Moorlands District that has (or wishes to have) a public access defibrillator can apply to register for SMDC-AEDdonate support.
The scheme covers consumables for defibrillators (like pads and batteries) once the site is registered, and the defibrillator is accepted onto AEDdonate’s circuit account.
It means that AEDdonate has a second pair of eyes on the AED circuit record for monitoring battery and pad expiry, carrying out health checks, and managing when consumables need replacing. It also helps if we need to remove the AED from service or make live following a deployment. Being accepted onto the circuit is a requirement for supply of funded consumables.
AEDdonate will check the defibrillator’s location, condition, pad and battery status, and ensure everything is in working order as part of bringing it into the scheme.