Health: Cardiac Arrest Debate

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Health: Cardiac Arrest

Lord Addington Excerpts
Monday 17th July 2023

(1 year, 4 months ago)

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Lord Evans of Rainow Portrait Lord Evans of Rainow (Con)
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That is a very good point. Treatment does vary from hospital to hospital, which is why it is very important that the NHS establishes best practice so that hospitals which are not performing to a high standard can learn from the best within the NHS.

Lord Addington Portrait Lord Addington (LD)
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My Lords, would it be a good idea, if we are dealing with things which have to be used by the general public, for us to have a universal signing system to tell you where you can find something? For instance, something red or yellow could flash in public to say where a defibrillator is—because I managed to walk past one in my office without noticing it for a couple of years.