On Saturday Feb 13, 2021, Dave had a heart attack and a week later he went into a state of cardiac arrest – the ultimate medical emergency – his heart had stopped beating.  

Resuscitation Council UK is the UK’s authoritative body for resuscitation standards and training and publication of the national Resuscitation Guidelines. RCUK’s courses are aligned with these guidelines to ensure they are up to date with the best evidence-based clinical and teaching practices. 

"Whilst it's not possible to predict the future, you can shape your future. Having a plan will provide a direction, whether this continues the way you originally envisaged or alters in the light of your experience."

When 17-year-old Benjamin Culff went to work on 13 August 2017, he wasn’t expecting to wake up in hospital. Were it not for the quick thinking of his work colleagues, he might not have woken up at all.

RCUK has published a position paper setting out the importance of the ReSPECT process in emergency care and treatment planning, and RCUK’s key recommendations on ReSPECT for the four nations.

On Wednesday 22nd February, the Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) was pleased to attend a parliamentary evidence session on Cardiac Arrest Survivorship, hosted by the APPG on Defibrillators.

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.