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Resuscitation Council UK introduces version 3 of ReSPECT plan
Following feedback from professionals, patients and their families, Resuscitation Council UK has improved the ReSPECT (Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment) process which supports conversations about care in a future emergency. Version 3 of the ReSPECT form is even more patient-centred than previous versions and contains more prompts for explicit clinical reasoning.
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‘Learn CPR right now’ urge Resuscitation Council UK, highlighting updated CPR guidance for COVID-19
We're encouraging the public to give people their best chance of survival by learning skills in CPR right now, citing recent studies that show how fewer people have performed bystander CPR during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Fast-acting bystander saves life with CPR
Learning CPR gave Peter the skills and confidence to save a life. He's urging others to learn CPR right now, and be prepared to perform CPR in an emergency.
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RCUK responds to new report on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the UK’s nursing and residential homes
A recent report by the Queen's Nursing Institute provides insight into the effects of COVID-19 in a number of areas for those working in the nursing and residential home sector.
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