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Professor Andy Lockey, MBE

Tick_stroke President of Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) receives MBE in King’s inaugural New Year Honours List

Professor Andy Lockey, President of RCUK has received an MBE in King Charles III’s inaugural New Year Honours List.

Professor Lockey has led the Resuscitation Council UK’s ‘Restart a Heart’ initiative since its inception in 2016.

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Oti Mabuse

Tick_stroke RCUK partners with Oti Mabuse to increase awareness of CPR

Oti Mabuse, the Strictly Come Dancing star, has created a new TikTok dance to increase awareness about performing CPR. The pro dancer partnered with Resuscitation Council UK to record new moves to Olly Murs’ hit classic 'Heart Skips a Beat'.

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Hands on bare male chest doing CPR compressins

Tick_stroke Leading heart health charities and UK Ambulance Services join forces to raise awareness of the importance of CPR training.

Resuscitation Council UK, together with St John Ambulance, the British Heart Foundation, British Red Cross, UK Ambulance Services and other charitable organisations, are committed to ensuring that everyone has the skills to save a life. They are urging people to take part in the Restart a Heart campaign, to establish confident lifesavers across the UK – currently survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest are less than one in ten. 
 

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RCUK Chief Exec with HoWL

Tick_stroke Resuscitation Council UK partner with Brentford FC and leading heart charities to change the game for heart health

Brentford Football Club has launched a new partnership, the Heart of West London, with Resuscitation Council UK and a number of leading charities to improve heart health in the local community. Together, they will use the power of sport and our collective voice to change the game for cardiac health in west London.

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