We need to close the cardiac rehab gender gap
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We need to close the cardiac rehab gender gap

Philippa Hobson Senior cardiac nurse, The British Heart Foundation

Nurses can drive change required to persuade more women to take up aftercare

Women are less likely than men to attend cardiac rehabilitation – that’s something we have known for years.

Nursing Standard. 34, 2, 51-52. doi: 10.7748/ns.34.2.51.s17

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