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St John Ambulance has announced a new partnership with Medical Tracker aimed at strengthening the way schools across England manage first aid, medical conditions and emergency response.
The collaboration brings together the nation’s leading first aid charity and the UK’s most widely used digital platform for incident recording and care plan management.
To mark the launch, the first 250 schools subscribing to Medical Tracker through St John Ambulance will receive a 20% discount on their first-year subscription.
Medical Tracker, already used by more than 100,000 users across 3,200 schools and over 100 multi-academy trusts, enables staff to log and monitor incidents digitally. The platform has recorded more than 17 million incidents to date, offering a secure and centralised system for managing first aid, medication and care plans.
St John Ambulance said the partnership will support schools in adopting a “future-proof” approach to first aid by combining digital reporting with high-quality staff training. The charity, a market leader in workplace first aid training and supplies, hopes the initiative will empower school nurses, teachers, receptionists and other staff to respond confidently and quickly in emergencies.
The organisation emphasised that medical emergencies are more common in schools than many realise. Medical Tracker’s 2024 data shows that a first aid incident is recorded in an English school every second, with emergencies ranging from epileptic seizures and allergic reactions to asthma attacks and diabetes-related events. In England alone, 21 diabetes incidents requiring an auto-injector or EpiPen are logged every hour in school settings.
St John Ambulance also highlighted broader national statistics illustrating the importance of first aid confidence: fewer than one in 10 people survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, while immediate CPR can double or triple survival chances. The charity argues that empowering school staff with the right knowledge and tools can help prevent thousands of avoidable deaths each year.
The new partnership aims to provide schools with an integrated way to manage care, improve communication and maintain compliance — all through a single, easy-to-use digital platform supported by accredited first aid training.
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