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Tick_stroke RCUK selects UK team to compete in the European Resuscitation Council Congress 2023 CPR competition

RCUK is supporting the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) 2023 Congress by selecting a team to participate in its annual CPR competition.  

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Tick_stroke RCUK raise awareness of the urgent need for a rehabilitation plan for survivors of cardiac arrest at Westminster event

On Monday 19 June, Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) hosted a parliamentary event to raise awareness of the urgent need to have a recovery plan to ensure people who have a cardiac arrest get the follow up care they urgently need.

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Tick_stroke Case Study: Charlotte - 'Cardiac arrests happen to patients, not to Nurses'

On Boxing Day 2017, Charlotte’s world came crashing down when she suffered a cardiac arrest. Her incredible engineer husband performed eight minutes of CPR. 

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Tick_stroke Resuscitation Council UK responds to concerns over DNR/DNACPR orders

Resuscitation Council UK is leading on the UK-wide adoption of the ‘ReSPECT’ process, which goes beyond End-of-Life Care, it’s about all of us at all stages of life having a healthcare plan that anticipates a life-threatening emergency.

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