AQW 5886/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health what share of eligible people are currently receiving cardiac rehabilitation.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 27 July 2020
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 27 July 2020
- Answer due by
- 11 August 2020
- Answered
- 18 August 202022 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Health and Social Care Board has advised that the information is not available in the format requested.
However, it has advised that the majority of eligible patients for cardiac rehabilitation (CR) are normally assessed and educated by the CR specialist nurses in hospital following their acute event. Patients should then be reviewed again within 10 days of discharge and offered a structured education and exercise programme, either in the hospital or community setting.