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‘Learn CPR right now’ urge Resuscitation Council UK, highlighting updated CPR guidance for COVID-19
We're encouraging the public to give people their best chance of survival by learning skills in CPR right now, citing recent studies that show how fewer people have performed bystander CPR during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Fast-acting bystander saves life with CPR
Learning CPR gave Peter the skills and confidence to save a life. He's urging others to learn CPR right now, and be prepared to perform CPR in an emergency.
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RCUK responds to new report on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the UK’s nursing and residential homes
A recent report by the Queen's Nursing Institute provides insight into the effects of COVID-19 in a number of areas for those working in the nursing and residential home sector.
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RCUK welcomes Government commitment to publish clearer guidance around DNACPR
RCUK welcomes the news that Matt Hancock, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has made a commitment to publish clearer guidance around DNACPR as soon as possible. We have heard too many stories of patients being pressured into agreeing not to have cardiopulmonary resuscitation attempted without any sense of shared decision-making or understanding of the relevance for them.
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