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Dad Jules Collett with son Henry, who saved his life

Tick_stroke Over a third of UK adults still haven’t learned CPR, warn leading health organisations 

Healthcare organisations and ambulance services are urging the UK public to get hands on and learn CPR for Restart a Heart Day (16th October), in light of worrying research that shows that over a third (38%) of UK adults have never undertaken any form of training to learn essential CPR skills.

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Tick_stroke RCUK welcomes Northern Ireland commitment to CPR training in schools

Resuscitation Council UK is delighted that post-primary pupils in Northern Ireland will have access to CPR training, as announced by Northern Ireland Education Minister Michelle McIlveen on 20 September. 
 

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Tick_stroke RCUK encourages comments on 2021 Joint British Societies' Guidelines on the management of cardiac arrest in the catheter laboratory 

A new guideline on the management of cardiac arrest in the cath lab is open for comments until 30 September.

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Tick_stroke RCUK endorses Framework for improved collaborative working between Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine

We welcome the publication of ‘Better Together: Collaborative Working Between Emergency and Critical Care’, a framework published by The Royal College of Emergency Medicine and The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.

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