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Resus Annie on Tour

Tick_stroke RCUK's Resus Annie on Tour visiting six UK cities to highlight inequalities in CPR training

Resuscitation Council UK will bring Restart a Heart 2026 to communities across the UK through Resus Annie on Tour, a travelling CPR training manikin visiting six cities to help tackle inequalities in cardiac arrest survival. The tour starts in Leicester on 5 October and finishes in Belfast on 27 October, with stops in Glasgow, London, Manchester and Cardiff along the way.

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Mark Ormrod

Tick_stroke Invictus Games athlete joins forces with RCUK to boost CPR awareness across the UK

Resuscitation Council UK has teamed up with former Royal Marine and Invictus Games athlete Mark Ormrod MBE to get more people across the UK learning the simple steps of CPR. Not just chest compressions, but the many other vital actions that can help keep someone alive until emergency services arrive.

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AED next to wheel of car with learner driver stickers

Tick_stroke Learner drivers quizzed on lifesaving CPR skills in theory test update

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School children practicing CPR on mannikin

Tick_stroke RCUK urges governments to strengthen support for UK schools as new research reveals gaps in CPR training

New research commissioned by Resuscitation Council UK has uncovered worrying gaps in CPR education in UK secondary schools - highlighting that thousands of students are missing out on the opportunity to learn this vital lifesaving skill.

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