Andrew Lockey is a consultant in Emergency Medicine at Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust and visiting professor in Emergency Medicine at the University of Huddersfield. His academic publications focus on the educational approach to resuscitation training.
Andy is a vocal advocate for training all children in CPR and defibrillator awareness. He was integral in the development of the European Restart a Heart initiative in 2013 and has led the RCUK Restart a Heart initiative since its inception in 2016 which has resulted in over 1 million children being trained in CPR in the UK. During this time, a parallel lobbying initiative in partnership with the British Heart Foundation, St John, and British Red Cross has resulted in CPR training becoming mandatory for all children in the UK.
Andy co-leads World Restart a Heart (WRAH), alongside Professor Bernd Böttiger. Since its inception, over 12.6 million people have been trained globally in the name of WRAH and the messaging has reached 192 countries. Andy was awarded an MBE in the King’s inaugural New Year’s Honours list in 2023 for services to resuscitation training.