About us

Cardiac rehabilitation supports patients to get back to as full a life as possible after a cardiac event, such as a heart attack, heart surgery or stent procedure.

It also includes patients that have been diagnosed with heart failure or have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) or cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT).

Our Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme includes:

  • Exercise classes
  • Dietetics
  • Wellbeing support

Assessments and rehab classes

We will perform a Cardiac Rehabilitation initial assessment individually. We will discuss the different options of our service that the patient can choose to enrol.

The Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Programme is delivered at Teddington Memorial Hospital, Whitton Community Centre and Richmond Rehabilitation Unit and they are designed for patients living with coronary heart disease. This is delivered to a group of patients ranging between 6 to 15 patients in each class.

The eight-week programme includes supervised exercise to help patients recover quickly by introducing a healthier lifestyle tailored to patients' needs and by making appropriate lifestyle changes.

Advice, guidance and useful links

Meet the team

  • Ines Rato – Clinical Lead Nurse
  • Vashtee Nadia Dallsingh - Nurse
  • Owen Ward – Physiotherapist
  • Zoe Kennedy – Physiotherapist
  • Ernesto Williams – Therapy Assistant
  • Eden Cabucos, Angela Murphy and Danny Cabalhin – Heart Failure Nurses
  • Nicolette Crinall - Administrator

Referrals

All referrals should be made through the Single Point of Access service.

Who can refer to the service?

  • Hospitals
  • GPs
  • Heart Failure Nurses

Criteria

This service is for patients who are:

  • aged 18 and over
  • registered with a GP in Richmond

Patients will be accepted who have had the following recent events:

  • Heart attack
  • Cardiac surgery
  • Heart failure (Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction)
  • Coronary revascularization
  • A cardiac device fitted (ICD or CRT)

Please see the Single Point of Access referral form.