On Wednesday 19 October, Resuscitation Council UK will be raising awareness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) at the Brentford FC fixture against Chelsea FC. 

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. 

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. 
 

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.

Resuscitation Council UK has joined The Heart of West London Partnership; a group of organisations working together to change the game for heart health. 

RCUK is aware of a nationwide shortage of defibrillator stocks, including replacement pads and batteries.  This is the result of delays in the supply chain. We appreciate this is concerning for guardians of defibrillators within their local communities or workplaces.

When Tony Comber collapsed with a cardiac arrest while out running in February an extraordinary lucky streak saved his life.

With 80% of cardiac arrests happening at home, Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) is on a mission to give everyone across the UK the CPR skills to save a life. They have created the “CPQR code” a heart shaped QR code that directs people to a short video on how to do CPR. It’s an emblem with a twist: its design holds the information needed to learn and save a life. Scan it. Learn it. Save a life 

The UK has seen temperatures soaring, which means more families will be visiting beaches and swimming pools across the UK. RCUK is reminding parents about the importance of learning CPR, as it could save a drowning child’s life.

To improve survival rates, Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK), British Heart Foundation (BHF), St John Ambulance, and Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) are urging guardians of defibrillators to register their devices on The Circuit: the national defibrillator network.