Motion: Clinical Standards for Cardiac Rehabilitation

Clinical Standards for Cardiac Rehabilitation

Lodged by Helen Eadie Members' Business Motion 23 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the publication of the British Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR) Standards and Core Components for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation 2012; acknowledges that the aim of the standards is to ensure that cardiac rehabilitation programmes are clinically and cost effective and achieve sustainable health outcomes for patients; understands that cardiac rehabilitation is one of the most effective interventions in the management of heart disease through the prevention of re-admissions to hospital and unnecessary appointments in primary care, the education of patients and their families on where to seek advice and information and its focus on the self-management of cardiac conditions; considers that the BACPR standards and their seven core components are at the forefront of acknowledging the achievements of cardiac rehabilitation programmes in Scotland and can be used to encourage continuous improvement to patient outcomes and experience through this vital intervention in Fife and across the country, but is concerned that, despite improvements in the provision of cardiac rehabilitation for patients with acute conditions across Scotland, its provision for patients with heart failure and for angina remains very low.

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