The Resuscitation Council UK has published its most significant update to CPR guidelines in a decade, revising compression depth recommendations, updating the chain of survival, and introducing new guidance on dispatcher-assisted CPR for bystanders.
New legislation requires all public buildings to register their defibrillators with the national AED database, making them findable by emergency services within seconds.
Ofsted has updated its requirements for paediatric first aid qualifications in childcare settings, with new rules taking effect from September 2025.
A major new study from the British Heart Foundation reveals that bystander CPR more than doubles the chance of surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
