Professor Gavin Perkins MBE, President of the Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK), has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association (AHA). 

This refreshed resource supports national efforts to improve access to defibrillators and provides practical guidance for anyone responsible for a device in their community. It has been designed to help individuals, communities, and organisations ensure that their device is installed, maintained, and emergency rescue ready. 

Resuscitation Council UK has released the 2025 Resuscitation Guidelines, setting out the latest evidence-informed best practice for resuscitation and emergency care across all ages and care settings in the UK. 

Arsenal FC and Resuscitation Council UK team up to deliver a lifesaving message: Learn CPR, save a life.

Seventeen-year-old Ollie was preparing for his A Levels when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at his home on 15 May 2025. Earlier that day, Ollie had been sent home from sixth form after feeling unwell. 

Resuscitation Council UK has teamed up with former Royal Marine and Invictus Games athlete Mark Ormrod MBE to get more people across the UK learning the simple steps of CPR. Not just chest compressions, but the many other vital actions that can help keep someone alive until emergency services arrive.

On 16 March 2024, Michael Pryor and Sabine Vandenbroucke’s 17-year-old son Raphaël collapsed while playing sport at his school. Raphaël was fit and healthy, a dedicated sportsman, and had just been awarded his school colours for an upcoming sports game. What happened next changed their lives forever.

Resuscitation Council UK is proud to announce the winners of the second annual Excellence in Resuscitation Awards. The awards are a celebration of individuals who have gone above and beyond in their commitment to saving lives and improving outcomes for people who have suffered a cardiac arrest.

It should have been a normal PE lesson during a normal school day for Sam Mangoro. He was doing a basketball warm-up and remembers lining up for the next drill when he suddenly collapsed. Sam had suffered a cardiac arrest and the next thing he remembers is waking up in Southampton General Hospital.