Cardiac Rehabilitation supports patients to get back to as full a life as possible after a cardiac event, such as a heart attack, heart surgery or stent procedure.
It also includes patients that have been diagnosed with heart failure or have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) or cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT).
Our Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme includes:
- Exercise classes
- Dietetics
- Wellbeing support
We will perform a Cardiac Rehabilitation initial assessment individually. We will discuss the different options of our service that the patient can choose to enrol.
The Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Programme is delivered at Teddington Memorial Hospital, Whitton Community Centre, Isleworth Leisure Centre and Richmond Rehabilitation Unit and they are designed for patients living with coronary heart disease. This is delivered to a group of patients ranging between 6 to 15 patients in each class.
The eight-week programme includes supervised exercise to help patients recover quickly by introducing a healthier lifestyle tailored to patients' needs and by making appropriate lifestyle changes.
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Ines Rato – Clinical Lead Nurse
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Owen Ward – Physiotherapist
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Zoe Kennedy – Physiotherapist
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Ernesto Williams – Therapy Assistant
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Eden Cabucos, Angela Murphy and Arlene Maun – Heart Failure Nurses
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Joanna Saunders – Administration Team Lead
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Nicolette Crinall - Administrator
All referrals should be made through the Single Point of Access service.
Who is eligible to refer to the service?
- Hospitals
- GPs
- Heart Failure Nurses
Criteria
This service is for patients who are:
- aged 18 and over
- registered with a GP in NHS Richmond ICB or NHS Hounslow ICB
Patients will be accepted who have had the following recent events:
- Heart attack,
- Cardiac surgery,
- Heart failure (Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction),
- Coronary revascularization,
- A cardiac device fitted (ICD or CRT)