Our campaigns

We're campaigning to make CPR training more accessible across the UK.

ResusReady

The ResusReady campaign is calling on businesses across the UK, who offer their staff CPR training, and CPR trained individuals, to pledge to being ResusReady. A free initiative that requires a few simple steps to join.

CPR in secondary schools

We are calling for governments, local authorities, education providers and inspectorates to work together to embed CPR training within existing school inspection frameworks.

My right to cardiac arrest recovery

We believe everyone has the right to make their best possible recovery after a cardiac arrest. That’s why we’re campaigning to improve the post-cardiac arrest support offered by the NHS.

Restart a Heart

Restart a Heart (RSAH) is an annual initiative led by Resuscitation Council UK which aims to increase the number of people surviving out-of-hospital cardiac arrests by helping more people learn CPR.

Every second counts: Tackling inequalities in resuscitation

Our Every second counts report warns that socio-economic deprivation, a person’s ethnicity, or cultural background shouldn’t determine whether a person is more or less likely to survive a cardiac arrest.

CPQR code - Scan it. Learn it. Save a life.

We created the “CPQR code” a heart shaped QR code that directs people to a short video on how to do CPR. It’s an emblem with a twist: its design holds the information needed to learn and save a life. Scan it. Learn it. Save a life

Aaron’s Heart

Aaron’s Heart is a baby and child CPR book that aims to help parents and caregivers learn the basics of CPR for babies and children. 

Connor Swindells teams up with Resuscitation Council UK

Sex Education star Connor Swindells helps increase awareness of CPR by demonstrating how to perform CPR - on a mannequin model of himself.

Saving lives together: RCUK and GoodSAM partnership

Our partnership with GoodSAM is a game-changer. Previously, only those who had first aid training could sign up to be a cardiac responder, but now anyone can do it, once they have received training via Lifesaver – which is free.

40,000
people in the UK suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest every year.

Morgan MacRae, a 23-year-old Rams Rugby player, made a return to the field just months after experiencing a cardiac arrest. The incident occurred while MacRae was at home and came without warning. His heart stopped suddenly, leaving him unresponsive and fighting for his life. MacRae’s girlfriend was the first to respond, initiating CPR until paramedics arrived.

Morgan and friend posing during run