Foundation and Club combine to support “World Restart a Heart Week”

The London Irish Foundation is supporting the National Health Service in its efforts to draw attention to “World Restart a Heart Week”, which starts on Sunday 16^th October. 

The objective of the week is offer as many people as possible the opportunity to learn life-saving skills through cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillator awareness.

Together with the South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS), the Foundation has arranged a training session on CPR and the use of defibrillators at Littleton Recreation Ground, Laleham Road, Shepperton, on Wednesday (19^th October) between 10.00am and 12.00pm.

The session will be attended by players from the London Irish professional squad and by members of the Foundation’s “Beat the Street” health and wellbeing group, who will participate in demonstrations conducted by NHS trainers and volunteers under the direction of David Hamer, Operations Manager of SCAS.

Announcing the session, David Hamer said, “SCAS is pleased to be working with London Irish on drawing attention to ‘World Restart a Heart Week’ and to have the opportunity to provide practical training to as many people as possible in these vital life-saving skills.”

Commenting on the initiative which is part of the London Irish Foundation’s community engagement activities, Andy Keast, Chief Executive of the Foundation, said, “As sports people we are aware of how important CPR and the correct use of defibrillators can be in emergencies that can sometimes arise in competitive sport situations.  We are pleased to assist SCAS in its efforts to improve awareness of these life-saving skills.”

One of the Foundation’s corporate supporters, Pump Technology Ltd (as part of their 30th Anniversary) are donating defibrillators to SCAS with the aim of assisting the NHS at key public locations across Berkshire. 

"As a company we have always been active in the community, and as we celebrate our 30-year anniversary, we wanted to extend our values and support the SCAS," Jonathan Barker, Managing Director of Pump Technology Ltd stated.