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This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

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COI: current staff at Resuscitation Council UK.

What I think should be changed (include citations):

- Name: should be Resuscitation Council UK (without a 'the' before 'Resuscitation' and without brackets around 'UK'). Citation: https://www.resus.org.uk/

- Logo: amend to current logo: https://www.resus.org.uk/themes/custom/ie_bootstrap/logo.svg

- Content: Amend opening lines to 'Resuscitation Council UK is a healthcare charity focussed on resuscitation education and training for healthcare professionals, and bystander CPR awareness for members of the public. They are the United Kingdom body responsible for setting central standards for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and related disciplines, and a member of the European Resuscitation Council,[1] which in turn is part of the international standards body, the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation or 'ILCOR'.[2]' Citation: https://www.resus.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are

- Content: Amend 'history' to: 'Resuscitation Council UK was formed in August 1981 by a group of medical professionals with a shared interest in resuscitation, and has an objective of educating both the general public and health care professionals in the most effective resuscitation methods. Their Guidelines [1] and Quality Standards [2] provide guidance for healthcare professionals across Adult, Paediatric and Newborn resuscitation. They have an established set of professional training courses that run across the UK, training healthcare professionals in Immediate and Advanced Life Support [3].

In more recent years, Resuscitation Council UK has also been involved in various campaigns to support the public in learning CPR. They lead the UK's effort on Restart a Heart Day, working with St John Ambulance, Yorkshire Ambulance Service, British Heart Foundation and British Red Cross, as well as the UK's ambulance services, to raise awareness of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and encourage people to learn CPR skills. [Internal citation: https://www.resus.org.uk/get-involved/restart-heart-day] [external citation: https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/how-to-save-a-life/cpr-training-in-schools/restart-a-heart-day].

They also work to raise awareness of the importance of CPR decision-making, and have developed the Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment (ReSPECT) Process, which has been adopted in numerous regions across the UK.[citations: https://www.resus.org.uk/respect Some examples of Trusts using the process: https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/our-services/services-we-offer/end-life-palliative-care/respect-form/ ; https://www.esht.nhs.uk/caring-for-you/recommended-summary-plan-for-emergency-care-and-treatment/

- Content: amend 'aims' to: Resuscitation Council UK aims:

To establish appropriate guidelines for resuscitation
To encourage members of the public to respond quickly to an emergency, and learn CPR skills
To encourage research into methods of resuscitation
To promote the teaching of resuscitation as established in the guidelines
To establish and maintain standards for resuscitation
To develop community partnerships and tackle health inequality in the UK.
Citation: https://www.resus.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are

Why it should be changed:

- Factual improvement: Name/style change in 2019 as part of organisational rebrand

- Factual: our objective and history is currently incorrect.

- Scientific importance: RCUK's guidelines and Quality Standards set the framework for resuscitation-based clinical practice in the UK, and are important educational tools for healthcare professionals in the UK.

- Assurance: To ensure there is public knowledge of who is responsible for key areas of work such as the ReSPECT process, in order to ensure healthcare professionals using the process can access support from the right place.
- Focus: current page focusses on clinical work but does not mention other side of organisational operation

Chloercuk (talk) 12:01, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Chloercuk:

Sorry for the duplicate message. I am requesting that the page with the old name be deleted. Your request has been answered with additional citations and minor language edits. To update RCUK's logo, please upload a free license image to Wikimedia Commons and then submit a new edit request. Thanks, Heartmusic678 (talk) 15:01, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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