Putting rehabilitation on the
agenda
in Northern Ireland
How we could make a difference
Cardiac rehabilitation helps people living with heart disease
regain and maintain their quality of life.
We wanted to address the fact that over two thirds of heart
attack survivors in Northern Ireland don’t have access to cardiac
rehabilitation.
How we
did it
In October 2009 BHF Northern Ireland joined forces with Northern
Ireland Chest, Heart & Stroke to launch the first-ever Northern Ireland Campaign for Cardiac
Rehabilitation.
The campaign was set up to ensure that, by the end of 2011,
every heart patient who would benefit would be offered access to a
high quality cardiac rehabilitation programme.
How we’ll progress
Since the launch, the campaign has successfully gained a government
commitment to provide cardiac rehabilitation for everyone who needs
it in Northern Ireland.
We will continue to campaign for cardiac rehabilitation services
to be given adequate funding over the coming years, particularly as
the government health budget in Northern Ireland is facing cuts of
over £113 million.