MIDDLEWICH MP Fiona Bruce is urging people to join the campaign to dramatically increase the number of people trained in life-saving CPR.


The MP for the Congleton constituency is backing the Nation of Lives initiative, which The British Heart Foundation says could save around 5,000 additional lives a year in the UK.


Since the launch of the campaign on October 16, more than 5,000 people have already signed the petition to make these skills part of the curriculum.


Fiona Bruce has now pledged her support for the Nation of Lifesavers campaign and called on secondary schools and community groups in the area to order their free Call Push Rescue Training Kit.


She said: “Cardiac arrest survival rates fall way behind where CPR training is not part of the curriculum.


“I urge the local schools to register for a free training pack because if our young people can finish school equipped with the necessary skills to respond in a medical emergency then just 30 minutes of training could save someone’s life.”


On October 16, the BHF trained nearly 12,000 schoolchildren at the launch of a new CPR training programme which is free for schools to register for.


The innovative training programme enables schools, workplaces, and community groups to become completely self-sufficient in teaching the three simple steps that could save a life, which are call, push, rescue.