Let’s try to increase uptake of life-saving cardiac rehab
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Let’s try to increase uptake of life-saving cardiac rehab

Christopher Allen Senior cardiac nurse, British Heart Foundation

Cardiac rehabilitation can reduce readmissions and change lives, but the latest data show just under half of those eligible are missing out

The latest national audit of cardiac rehabilitation published by the British Heart Foundation reveals that average uptake of these services in the UK was just 51% in 2015-16.

Nursing Standard. 32, 25, 31-31. doi: 10.7748/ns.32.25.31.s23

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