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* Heart disease is the most common cause of death in the UK

* Research has shown that exercise significantly reduces the chances of dying in the years following a heart attack

About the service

North Tyneside Primary Care Trust's (PCT) community cardiology team provide a range of services for patients suffering from coronary heart disease.

The services the team provide includes:

• Cardiac rehabilitation programmes  - the aim of cardiac rehabilitation is to help you to recover and resume as full a life as quickly as possible after a cardiac event such as a heart attack or heart surgery. Please visit the British Heart Foundation website for more information on what to expect following a heart attack or heart surgery.
  

• Heart manual visits

• Home visits both before and after coronary artery bypass grafts

• Home visits after valve surgery

• Home visits both before and after percutaneous coronary intervention (angioplasty)

• Care for patients with heart failure

• Improved communication between primary, secondary and tertiary care (in hospitals)

• Primary and secondary prevention –
• primary intervention involves encouraging people to improve their health and reduce their cardiovascular risk by giving up smoking, maintaining a healthy diet and doing more exercise before becoming ill, i.e. before a heart attack.
• secondary prevention is encouraging all the above following a heart attack.


• Joint working with health partnerships/public health/local council/Stroke Northumbria.

The community cardiology team also supports other primary care colleagues in treating patients with heart disease. This support is provided through the circulation of up-to-date guidelines and the provision of education and training sessions.

How can I access the service?

Patients are referred into cardiac rehabilitation programmes following a heart attack, angioplasty/stent or heart surgery via their hospital doctor or GP. Patients access the community matron for heart failure services via their GP, consultant cardiologist or primary health care team, i.e. district nurse.

Two cardiac rehabilitation programmes are running for patients in North Tyneside, each consisting of two sessions per week. Patients referred for cardiac rehabilitation will be allocated to a six week programme at either:

The Victoria Therapy centre, Hawkeys Lane, North Shields.
Wednesday: 1pm – 4pm and Friday: 1pm- 3.15pm

Or

The Parks Leisure centre, Royal Quays, North Shields.
Tuesday 1pm - 4pm and Thursday 1pm - 3.15pm

Contact details

Youth Village
Hudson Street
North Shields
NE30 1DL

Tel: 0191 2828099
Fax: 0191 259 5929

Useful websites

British Heart Foundation - this site contains a wealth of information for people who have suffered from heart failure and who have undergone heart surgery as well as advice on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle and a healthy heart.

Healthy Heart - find information on how to look after your heart, risk factors that you may be susceptible to, and actions and incentives for leading a more heart friendly lifestyle.

Food Standards Agency – advice on making healthier eating choices