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The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
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Cardiac Rehabilitation, The Jenner Building, Whittington Health, Magdala Avenue,
London N19 5NF
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About the Programme
The programme aims to help you recover and get back to living your life as fully as possible after a cardiac event.
We run a combination of telephone, video and face to face appointments.
The telephone and video appointments are 1-2-1 and offer tailored exercise advice and education around diet and medications.
The face to face assessment is offered to everyone for more specific exercise guidance plus those who would like to come for our group face to face exercise and education sessions. The assessment is repeated up to two times within a year to look at progress.
Contact
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T: 020 7288 5649
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Contact 2
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T: 020 7288 5649
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Email For Referrals
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whh-tr.CardiacRehabTeam@nhs.net
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What to expect
when you come
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Exercise wise you have options -
1. A home exercise programme supported by handouts and videos plus telephone/video appointments with the exercise specialist to tailor the programme
2. Attending the group exercise classes at Hargrave Hall (up to eight sessions)
3. A combination of the first two options
You will also have education around eating for a healthy heart, how to deal with the anxieties and stresses around living with a new condition, medications and exercise. Some of these are 1-2-1 and others are delivered as group face to face sessions.
The face to face sessions also gives you a safe forum in which uncertainties can be discussed with the team and other patients with similar circumstances plus an opportunity to have questions answered.
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How long does it take
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If you attend the face to face exercise classes you get up to eight sessions and these can be organised over a longer period if needed. Note we run two different level classes but both run Tuesdays and Thursdays.
If you go for home exercise only we have as many telephone/video appointments as is needed for you to feel confident in doing the programme.
The first follow up assessment usually happens somewhere between 3-6 months from the initial assessment. |
General information
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The majority of the patients we've seen over the years find Cardiac Rehabilitation very beneficial regardless of age and ability, so please do get in touch even if you think this isn't aimed at you. See below some feedback from previus patients.
"I very much appreciated the relaxed but structured atmosphere, and your ability to provide support and give all the participants confidence, despite our very different circumstances. I also found the talks your colleagues gave helpful. You certainly restored a lot of my confidence which I'm sure everyone loses after a major cardiac operation. We were all quite shocked in May when we learned of the condition of my cardiac arteries."
"Can I say a big thank you to all the staff for your work with my rehab. I am feeling more positive both physically and mentally than I have for years!"
"Very impressed with the service offered and the support/professionalism from the whole team. Thank you."
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