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Tick_stroke RCUK welcomes addition of CPR training and defibrillator awareness to Northern Irish school curriculum

RCUK is delighted that today marks a change to the school curriculum as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and awareness of the use of defibrillators (AEDs) become mandatory elements of the curriculum for schools in Northern Ireland.

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Tick_stroke RCUK welcomes ILCOR Scientific Statement on Public-Access Defibrillation

RCUK welcomes the publication of ILCOR’s Scientific Statement on Public-Access Defibrillation, published in Circulation and Resuscitation, entitled
‘Optimizing Outcomes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest with Innovative Approaches to Public -Access Defibrillation: A Scientific Statement From the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation.’

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Tick_stroke RCUK welcomes Association of Anaesthetists clinical practice guideline

RCUK is pleased to endorse the Association of Anaesthetists clinical practice guideline for implementing advance care plans in the peri-operative period, including plans for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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Tick_stroke RCUK welcome the appointment of new RCUK President Prof Andy Lockey 

We’re pleased to announce that Prof Andy Lockey became President of Resuscitation Council UK today (2 December).

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