RCUK and Bottesford FC are using the power of sport to raise awareness of CPR and, are the first grassroots football club in Nottinghamshire to have the CPQR code emblazoned on their U10 Yellows shirts. 

Resuscitation Council UK’s (RCUK) heart shaped CPQR code, that featured prominently on Brentford FCs players shirts during a match with Chelsea, is now in the heart of the Rugby community. 

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.

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. 

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.

We are pleased to announce the results of 2022 Honorary Members nominations and the Executive Committee election. 

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. 

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. 

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.  

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'.