The Trust's Cardiac Rehabilitation Team
have been awarded BACPR/NACR
certification status for a period of three
years.
The National Certification Programme
for Cardiovascular Rehabilitation is an
alliance between the British Association for
Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation
(BACPR) and the National Audit for Cardiac
Rehabilitation (NACR). It has been designed
to demonstrate that evidence based and
consistently high quality Cardiac Rehabilitation
and Prevention Programme is delivered in
centres across the United Kingdom. This is
achieved through meeting a set of quality
standards set out by the BACPR.
This is a prestigious award and the Cardiac
Rehabilitation Team at the Ulster Hospital have
worked hard consistently to deliver and improve
the quality service to their patients in order to
meet these standards.
Cardiovascular disease is a long term
condition. Saving someone's life following
a heart condition is vital, but giving them
a fulfilling life that is worth living is equally
important.
Pictured below Left to Right: Dr Patrick Donnelly, Consultant Cardiologist; Lucille McGeown,
Rehabilitation Nurse; Maureen Morrison, Sister; Shannon Adair, Nursing Assistant; Roberta
Higginson, Rehabilitation Nurse and Elaine McComb,Physiotherapist.
Prestigious UK Award for Cardiac Team
The aims of cardiac rehabilitation and
prevention are to provide the patient and
family with the skills and knowledge to
self-manage, facilitate recovery both
physically and psychologically and educate
to reduce the risk of further cardiovascular
events, as well as achieving an absolute
risk reduction in cardiovascular mortality.
Dr Patrick Donnelly, Consultant
Cardiologist is extremely proud of this
award and says:
"I would like to congratulate Sister
Maureen Morrison and the Cardiac
Rehabilitation Team for all of their
hard work in the development of
a contemporary cardiovascular
rehabilitation programme at the Ulster
Hospital.
This endorsement from the BACPR
the governing body for rehabilitative
medicine in the United Kingdom is
well deserved recognition for the high
standards of care that patients receive
as they recover from a new diagnosis of
heart disease".
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