Education subcommittee

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Deputy Lead Educator at Resuscitation Council UK; Assistant Director of Education Planning - NHS England Midlands

Mandy Brailsford is a senior NHS Leader, Educator and Registered Nurse with extensive experience spanning clinical practice, higher education and national workforce strategy. She currently works within NHS England in a senior education role, leading multi professional education strategy, commissioning and investment across complex systems. A long-standing member of the Resuscitation Council UK Educator community, Mandy has a strong clinical academic background and currently supports RCUK as one of two Lead Educators, with a particular focus on the organisation’s educational approach. She has held senior leadership and academic roles across both NHS England and higher education institutions. She has presented nationally and internationally on workforce design, educational strategy and clinical education, and is committed to high quality, values driven teaching and faculty development.
 

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Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Professor Andy Lockey is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust. He is also an Associate Dean for NHS England. He first became involved with Resuscitation Council UK in 1993, when he became an ALS Instructor, going on to join the ALS Subcommittee as a doctor-in-training representative in 1998. He also acted as Chair of the ALS Subcommittee for seven years, steering the evolution of the ALS course through two guideline changes. Andy served as President of Resuscitation Council UK in 2024 before stepping back into the role of Vice President in 2025-6. He remains a member of the Education Committee and is an elected member of the Executive Committee. He is a vocal advocate for training all children in CPR and defibrillator awareness. Andy co-chairs the ILCOR World Restart a Heart initiative, and was awarded an MBE in the King's inaugural New Year Honours list in 2023.

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Lead Resuscitation Practitioner

Catriona has worked continually in multiple clinical settings, notably general and cardiothoracic medicine, since 1994, with many roles involving a strong education element. She undertook her PGCE and MA in education whilst working as a lecturer practitioner in resuscitation with Oxford Brookes University. Bitten by the ‘Resuscitation’ bug, involved developing into both an ALS and EPALS instructor, and currently holding a Lead Resuscitation Practitioner role in a large teaching Trust. She has continued to work in Resuscitation at a local and national level, contributing to the ILS subcommittee and working as an educator for Resuscitation Council UK and Advanced Life Support Group since 2010. Recent activity has included implementing ReSPECT in her current role and working with patients and those close to them to begin the process of advance care planning. The ‘coolest’ thing Catriona has learned through her career is the importance of supporting learning through experiential and reflective approaches, ‘let them do it’ and then back it up by finding time to listen and talk to them about how it went.

Senior Lecturer and Honorary Nurse Consultant in Critical Care Outreach

Dr Duncan Smith is a Registered Nurse, Senior Lecturer at City St George’s, University of London, and Honorary Consultant Nurse in Critical Care Outreach at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He has worked in critical care outreach and the recognition and response to clinical deterioration since 2010, combining clinical practice with education and research. Duncan is an experienced resuscitation educator and is particularly involved in instructor development. He is an educator on the Resuscitation Council UK Generic Instructor Course (GIC), supporting the development of clinicians as effective, learner-centred resuscitation instructors. He also teaches on Advanced Life Support courses and has a strong interest in simulation, feedback, debriefing and faculty development. He is a member of the Resuscitation Council UK Education Subcommittee, where he contributes to work supporting high-quality, evidence-based resuscitation education and the development of instructors across the UK. Duncan’s research focuses on improving the recognition and response to clinical deterioration, with particular interests in clinical decision-making, behaviour change, implementation science and patient safety. He completed his PhD through an NIHR Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship and continues to lead and contribute to research aimed at improving care for deteriorating patients.

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Resuscitation Practitioner

Emmeline Venn is a registered nurse and clinical educator with a particular interest in simulation-based education, resuscitation training and neuroinclusive practice. Her clinical background spans acute medicine, critical care and respiratory medicine, and she is currently working at the Royal Wolverhampton Trust within the Clinical Skills and Resuscitation Services department. Emmeline is one of the founding members of the RCUK Early Careers Forum, and led a project that developed guidance for supporting neurodivergent candidates on RCUK courses. 

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Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching, University of Stirling

Fiona has national and international experience as an adult nurse in critical care and surgical nursing. Moving to higher education in 2003, she has extensive experience in developing, implementing and evaluating health related curricula. Formerly the University of Stirling lead for skills and simulation, she is now an Associate Professor and the Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching in the Faculty of Health, Sport and Society at the University of Stirling. Fiona has a specialist interest in the recognition of deterioration and care of the acutely unwell adult with a proven track record of publications and presenting at national and international conferences. Research pertaining to clinical interventions has resulted in Research Excellence Framework standard publications over her career. Fiona has been an ALS instructor for over 15 years, a GIC educator for 4 years and is a member of the ILS Subcommittee and RCUK Education subcommittee. 

Emergency Medicine Registrar / NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow

Jared is an Emergency Medicine trainee and NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in South West London. His academic interests include digital health and technology, trauma, and post-resuscitation care. He is an ALS instructor and is particularly interested in improving candidate experiences on RCUK courses. Jared also sits on the National Cardiac Arrest Audit Steering Committee and the RCUK Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium.