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Tick_stroke 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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Tick_stroke 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. 

Policy briefing

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Tick_stroke Leading heart health charities and UK Ambulance Services join forces to raise awareness of the importance of CPR training.

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. 
 

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Tick_stroke Resuscitation Council UK partner with Brentford FC and leading heart charities to change the game for heart health

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.

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