Clinical Lead at Resuscitation Council UK

Naomi Reeves is a Clinical Lead at Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) and a registered adult nurse with over 25 years’ experience in emergency care and resuscitation practice in the Midlands. At RCUK, she led the development of the Out-of-Hospital Advanced Life Support (ALS) course, and also oversees the European Paediatric Life Support (EPALS) course and the Community and Ambulance Response (CARe) subcommittee.

CEO at Resuscitation Council UK

Dr James Cant joined RCUK as CEO in September 2019. Prior to that, he was Director of Devolved Nations at the British Heart Foundation, was Head of Scotland and Northern Ireland at British Lung Foundation and previously held civil servant roles within the Ministry of Defence and Scottish Government.

With a specific interest in driving strategy and improving cardiac arrest survival rates, James is steering RCUK into a new chapter of development

Clinical Lead at Resuscitation Council UK

Victoria joined Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) as a Clinical Lead in 2023. A registered adult nurse of over 20 years, her clinical experience is predominantly within cardiology and resuscitation practice. At RCUK, she leads the organisational and strategic development of the Resuscitation Practitioner Forum (RPF) and clinical leadership of RCUK's cardiac arrest survivor care. Victoria also oversees both the Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Immediate Life Support (ILS) Subcommittees and has a special interest in equality, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Clinical Lead at Resuscitation Council UK

Ellie joined RCUK as a clinical lead in 2025. As a Critical Care Paramedic with over 13 years’ experience, her clinical expertise includes the resuscitation of patients across all age groups in the pre- hospital setting, where she maintains professional registration and continues to undertake frontline shifts. Ellie overseas the Newborn subcommittee, the out-of-hospital courses and supports  the European Paediatric Advanced life support (EPALS) Subcommittee.

Consultant Anaesthetist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust; Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences at University of Oxford, Deputy Lead Educator at Resuscitation Council UK

Paul is a Consultant Anaesthetist and is his directorate’s clinical governance lead. He is an award-winning clinical innovator with an interest in human factors. Paul is a senior clinical research fellow with the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford. His academic interests are around situation awareness and decision making. 

Paul is also Deputy Lead Educator for RCUK, sits on the RCUK ALS and Education committees and is a GIC Educator. 

Clinical Lead at Resuscitation Council UK

Victoria joined Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) as a Clinical Lead in 2023. A registered adult nurse of over 20 years, her clinical experience is predominantly within cardiology and resuscitation practice. At RCUK, she leads the organisational and strategic development of the Resuscitation Practitioner Forum (RPF) and clinical leadership of RCUK's cardiac arrest survivor care. Victoria also oversees both the Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Immediate Life Support (ILS) Subcommittees and has a special interest in equality, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Consultant Anaesthetist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust; Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences at University of Oxford, Deputy Lead Educator at Resuscitation Council UK

Paul is a Consultant Anaesthetist and is his directorate’s clinical governance lead. He is an award-winning clinical innovator with an interest in human factors. Paul is a senior clinical research fellow with the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford. His academic interests are around situation awareness and decision making. 

Paul is also Deputy Lead Educator for RCUK, sits on the RCUK ALS and Education committees and is a GIC Educator. 

Clinical Lead at Resuscitation Council UK

Ellie joined RCUK as a clinical lead in 2025. As a Critical Care Paramedic with over 13 years’ experience, her clinical expertise includes the resuscitation of patients across all age groups in the pre- hospital setting, where she maintains professional registration and continues to undertake frontline shifts. Ellie overseas the Newborn subcommittee, the out-of-hospital courses and supports  the European Paediatric Advanced life support (EPALS) Subcommittee.

Resuscitation Practitioner at New Cross Hospital; member of the RCUK Early Careers Forum

Emmeline Venn is a Resuscitation Practitioner at New Cross Hospital, with a background of Acute Medicine, Critical Care and a specialist nursing role in intravenous fluid management. She is a member of the Early Careers Forum and is leading on a project that seeks to promote an inclusive and supportive learning environment for neurodivergent candidates on RCUK courses by bridging the gap between policy, practice and lived experience.

Clinical Lead at Resuscitation Council UK

Naomi Reeves is a Clinical Lead at Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) and a registered adult nurse with over 25 years’ experience in emergency care and resuscitation practice in the Midlands. At RCUK, she led the development of the Out-of-Hospital Advanced Life Support (ALS) course, and also oversees the European Paediatric Life Support (EPALS) course and the Community and Ambulance Response (CARe) subcommittee.

Consultant Anaesthetist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust; Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences at University of Oxford, Deputy Lead Educator at Resuscitation Council UK

Paul is a Consultant Anaesthetist and is his directorate’s clinical governance lead. He is an award-winning clinical innovator with an interest in human factors. Paul is a senior clinical research fellow with the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford. His academic interests are around situation awareness and decision making. 

Paul is also Deputy Lead Educator for RCUK, sits on the RCUK ALS and Education committees and is a GIC Educator. 

Consultant Paediatric Intensivist and ScotSTAR retrieval doctor; Chair of RCUK EPALS Subcommittee

Mark is a Paediatric intensivist and anaesthetist at Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow and a consultant in Paediatric Critical Care Transport at ScotSTAR.

His interests include the management of critically unwell children anywhere and delivering education to allow the non-specialist to manage seriously and critically unwell patients.

Mark is now Chair of the RCUK EPALS Subcommittee having been a member for many years.

CEO at Resuscitation Council UK

Dr James Cant joined RCUK as CEO in September 2019. Prior to that, he was Director of Devolved Nations at the British Heart Foundation, was Head of Scotland and Northern Ireland at British Lung Foundation and previously held civil servant roles within the Ministry of Defence and Scottish Government.

With a specific interest in driving strategy and improving cardiac arrest survival rates, James is steering RCUK into a new chapter of development