NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR CARDIAC REHABILITATION

That this House welcomes the National Campaign for Cardiac Rehabilitation launched by the British Heart Foundation, the British Association for Cardiac Rehabilitation and patient groups to push for quality rehabilitation to be made available to all heart patients who need it; notes that cardiac rehabilitation is an inexpensive treatment that saves lives and yet three out of five of heart patients who need it do not have access to it; and supports the five aims of the national campaign which are access to cardiac rehabilitation for all suitable heart patients, a choice of alternative methods, the tackling of the cardiac rehabilitation needs of under-represented groups and that each programme should meet minimum standards and be monitored through national audit.