PATIENTS who suffer a cardiac arrest at the Royal Surrey County Hospital are more likely to get home than anywhere else in the country, says a new report.

The findings were revealed as part of the National Cardiac Arrest Audit (NCAA), which is a joint initiative between the Resuscitation Council and the Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre.

It highlighted more than double the predicted number of patients survived after their heart stopped beating and were later discharged from hospital between April and December last year.

RSCH data also showed cardiac arrest suffered by patients already in hospital were not greater at the weekends or overnight.

The Guildford hospital has taken part in the national audit since 2011.The data looks at patients who receive chest compressions and/or defibrillation performed by the hospital-based resuscitation team.

The report aims to identify and foster improvements, where necessary, in the prevention, care delivery for cardiac arrest patients.

Medical director Christopher Tibbs said: “This is clearly great news. The report indicates our patients have the best chance of leaving hospital following a cardiac arrest across the whole of the NHS.

“This is down to the hard work of our highly skilled and dedicated resuscitation team and clinical staff, who continue to be a shining example of how we strives to provide the best care and outcomes for all patients.”