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Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital)
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Cardiac Rehabilitation Office, Cardiology Department, Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scartho Road,
Grimsby Lincolnshire DN33 2BA
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About the Programme
The Cardiac Rehabilitation service at Diana, Princess of Wales hostital has a dedicated team of specialist nurses for patients with coronary artery disease. The team work in the hospital and community and offer Phases I, II & III of cardiac rehab. Phase IV exercise instructors run community based lifelong exercise.
The service has recently seen the addition of a heart failure nurse.
Contact
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T: 01472 875213 / 01472 875526 F: 01472 875526
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Email For Referrals
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nlg-tr.GYCardiacRehab@nhs.net
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What to expect
when you come
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A cardiac rehab / heart failure nurse see those patients referred to the team during their hospital stay, or at the earliest opportunity after discharge. For those patients admitted to other hospitals an out-patient appointment will be arranged at the earliest opportunity.
Prior to engaging in Phase III exercise all patients are assessed using a variety of tools to establish the exercising environment for them, hospital or community.
A Shuttle Walk Test is performed before and after Phase III exercise.
Hospital Phase III is supported by a Physiotherapist, while community is supported by BACPR Phase IV instructor.
Unfortunately Phase III exercise cannot facilitate family participation, however for those progressing to Phase IV family are welcome to join.
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How long does it take
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Phase III education is a community based rolling programme throughout the year. It has a variety of topics and guest speakers. All patients and their families are invited to attend.
Phase III exercise occurs twice a week regardless of venue. Patients in the community venue attend for 6 weeks, while those in the hospital programme attend for 8 weeks.
After completion of Phase III exercise, patients will be provided with details of BACPR Phase IV exericse. |
General information
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All patients have a named cardiac rehab / heart failure nurse.
Nurses actively participate in exercise.
Patients are offerred a patient held record care indicating NICE Clinical Guideline targets for management of their carviovascular disease. |
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