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London Ambulance Service reports that cardiac arrests in London rose by 20 per cent in winter compared with summer across two years, and is offering free life-saving training ahead of Restart a Heart…
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service marked National Burns Awareness Day on 14 October 2026 by setting out the Cool, Call and Cover first aid steps for burns and scalds.
Resuscitation Council UK has issued a new edition of its baby and child CPR book, Aaron's Heart, updated to reflect changes in the 2025 Resuscitation Guidelines.
South Central Ambulance Service reports that 999 call takers directed people to collect nearby defibrillators 118% more often in the South Central region during the late June heatwave, against a 31%…
United Utilities has worked with police, fire and ambulance services in the North West on videos warning of cold-water shock, to be shared on social media and made available to schools.
North West Ambulance Service reports that almost 20% of 999 callers in November and December 2025 were referred to other services without an ambulance attending, up from 16% a year earlier.
The National Water Safety Forum and National Fire Chiefs Council have warned people to stay off frozen lakes, ponds, canals, rivers and lochs during the UK cold snap, with advice on what to do if…
London Ambulance Service has warned that doctored social media videos and images falsely suggest it endorses counterfeit anti-choking devices covered by a UK Government product recall.
Resuscitation Council UK has updated and rebranded its guide to automated external defibrillators as Public Access Defibrillators: A Guide for Communities, covering installation, maintenance and…
Resuscitation Council UK has published its 2025 Adult Basic Life Support guidelines, which tell rescuers to call 999 for any unresponsive person before checking breathing.
New figures released for National Burns Awareness Day show hot water bottle burn injuries reached nearly 1,000 cases in 2024, the highest annual total in more than 20 years.
Resuscitation Council UK has published version one of Public access defibrillators: A guide for communities, setting out how community defibrillators should be registered, installed, signposted and…
The British Heart Foundation has named ten UK communities without a defibrillator in close range and reopened its Community Defibrillator Funding Programme for applications until February.
St John Ambulance has launched a summer first aid campaign after a survey found 55% of adults in England cannot tell heat stroke from heat exhaustion.
South Central Ambulance Service and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service have launched the first phase of the GoodSAM responder app, alerting verified volunteers to cardiac arrests within 500 metres of…
London Ambulance Service analysis has found dozens of neighbourhoods with little or no access to a defibrillator, and the service says public devices should not be kept in locked cabinets.
London Ambulance Service forecasts more than 12,000 cardiac arrests in London in 2025 and, with survival back at 9.8 per cent, renews its call for the public to learn CPR and host defibrillators.
Average ambulance response times for suspected heart attacks and strokes in England reached 47 minutes in December 2024, against a 30-minute target, with the East Midlands worst at 66 minutes.
A British Red Cross survey of 2,000 UK adults, carried out by Opinium in August 2024, found that only 41 per cent would feel confident to step in if someone is unresponsive and not breathing.
London Ambulance Service analysis has found dozens of London neighbourhoods are "defibrillator deserts" with little or no access to a defibrillator, as a charity campaign seeks to place more devices…