§ Mr. Ronald Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if a defibrilater has been installed in the casualty department of Hackney Hospital; when it was commissioned; and if he is satisfied with the arrangements for dealing with a casualty suffering from a cardiac arrest.
§ Mr. MoyleThere is a cardiac arrest team sited at Hackney Hospital with the necessary equipment to deal with such an emergency anywhere in the hospital. To reduce reaction time a portable defibrilater is on order specifically for the casualty department and delivery is expected in about one month.