Basic Life Support to reach communities and organisations across the UK
RCUK has created the innovative Basic Life Support Instructor course (BLSi), which provides a firm knowledge foundation for the delivery of Basic Life Support (BLS) training.
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Department for Education announces rollout of defibrillators to all state schools
The Department for Education has today (20 January 2023) announced the rollout of defibrillators to every state school. Resuscitation Council UK welcomes this life-saving announcement.
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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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Results of the 2022 Honorary Members nominations and the Executive Committee election.
We are pleased to announce the results of 2022 Honorary Members nominations and the Executive Committee election.
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New All Party Parliamentary Group for investigating and improving public access to Defibrillators
RCUK welcomes the formation of a new APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group) dedicated to investigating and improving public access to Automated External Defibrillators (AED)s.
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Woman who survived four cardiac arrests on signing up to the ReSPECT process
Rebecca Langley was just 30 when she was diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer in 2017, needing surgery to remove her colon and four tumours.
But a severe reaction to the chemotherapy, given six weeks after the surgery, led to Rebecca having two seizures and a series of four cardiac arrests, landing her in intensive care for seven days fighting for her life.
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Defibrillation strategies for refractory ventricular fibrillation including double sequential external defibrillation (DSED)
Resuscitation Council UK welcomes new research findings about defibrillation strategies for refractory ventricular fibrillation. RCUK will make any necessary changes to its guidelines following the forthcoming ILCOR update.
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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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RCUK CPQR code to feature at Brentford vs Chelsea game on Wednesday 19 October
On Wednesday 19 October, Resuscitation Council UK will be raising awareness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) at the Brentford FC fixture against Chelsea FC.
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RCUK Policy Briefing: Department for Education’s Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Rollout
RCUK has published a position paper setting out why DfE, the Department for Health & Social Care, and relevant public health bodies, should request, where possible, at least one public-access device per school.
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