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  1. Research and Development

    Resuscitation Council UK funds and supports resuscitation research projects across the UK. Learn more about the grants we provide to those researching resuscitation topics.

  2. RCUK supports joint statement about the value of DNACPR discussions and decision making

    RCUK has put its name behind a statement produced by the national charity Compassion in Dying, about the value of DNACPR discussions and decision making.

  3. RCUK welcomes Welsh Government commitment to teach lifesaving skills in Welsh schools from 2022

    RCUK is delighted that the Welsh Senedd has voted to pass the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill and that there is now commitment to lifesaving skills being taught in Welsh schools from 2022.

  4. RCUK welcomes CQC and Compassion in Dying reports into DNACPR use during the pandemic

    We welcome the publication of two crucial reports today into Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic. We call upon NHS England and Improvement to champion the use of the Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment (ReSPECT) process nationally.

  5. RCUK Welcomes Scotland’s Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Strategy

    Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) warmly welcomes the publication of Scotland’s Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Strategy for 2021-2026.

  6. RCUK endorses Framework for improved collaborative working between Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine

    We welcome the publication of ‘Better Together: Collaborative Working Between Emergency and Critical Care’, a framework published by The Royal College of Emergency Medicine and The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.  

  7. RCUK encourages comments on 2021 Joint British Societies' Guidelines on the management of cardiac arrest in the catheter laboratory 

    A new guideline on the management of cardiac arrest in the cath lab is open for comments until 30 September.

  8. RCUK welcomes Northern Ireland commitment to CPR training in schools

    Resuscitation Council UK is delighted that post-primary pupils in Northern Ireland will have access to CPR training, as announced by Northern Ireland Education Minister Michelle McIlveen on 20 September.

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  10. NHS leader on ethnic health inequalities makes urgent call for people from minority ethnic backgrounds to learn CPR

    Dr Habib Naqvi, the director in charge of the NHS Race and Health Observatory, is calling on everybody, and particularly people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Backgrounds to learn CPR skills this Restart A Heart Day.