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Heart Attack/Cardio Rehab

Posted By Bigbill

"Heart Attack/Cardio Rehab"

About: University Hospital Hairmyres / Cardiac Catherterisation University Hospital Hairmyres / Cardiology University Hospital Wishaw / Cardiology (Ward 4)

(as the patient),

I had a massive heart attack back in June this year and was an emergency admission to Hairmyres Hospital where i had to have 2 stents fitted, i was admitted to  CCU and Ward 4 at Wishaw General then within a fortnight i had a further 4 stents fitted (Hairmyres) and released the next day feeling much better and with a new outlook on life.

I was offered a place on the Cardio Rehab programme and have just finished the 8 week course.

I feel and want to express my (HEART) felt thanks and appreciation to all involved, emergency team at Hairmyres, Doctor A. Docherty and his team, all at CCU and Ward 4 Wishaw, lastly to Anne Marie, Lesley, Vicky and all the team at Cardio Rehab who have motivated, encouraged, reassured, advised and badgered me back to health.

the programme is brilliant and I would recommend everyone who undergoes cardio surgery or procedures to attend the 8 week programme.

One thing that I think could be improved is the use of bed space allocation. 

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Response from Kirsty McMillan, Deputy Chief of Nursing, University Hospital Hairmyres, NHS Lanarkshire 6 years ago
Kirsty McMillan
Deputy Chief of Nursing, University Hospital Hairmyres,
NHS Lanarkshire

Submitted on 23/10/2017 at 08:10
Published on Care Opinion at 09:34

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Dear Bigbill

Thank you for taking the time to post, I am delighted to hear you have had such a positive experience especially when you were so ill. Feedback is important to us so we can continue to develop our service and ensure we are delivering high quality, safe and effective care. We work hard across Lanarkshire to provide the best Cardiology service we can and I am glad you felt the benefit of this.

If you would like to feedback further about the use of bed allocation please contact my secretary Heather on 01355 584485 and we can arrange to discuss this in more detail

Wishing you all the best

Kind regards

Kirsty

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Response from Claire Rae, Head of Physiotherapy and Professional Lead, NHS Lanarkshire 6 years ago
Claire Rae
Head of Physiotherapy and Professional Lead,
NHS Lanarkshire

Submitted on 30/11/2017 at 13:31
Published on Care Opinion at 15:32

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Dear Bigbill

Thanks for taking the time to post your comments. I am delighted to hear that you have benefited from the cardiac rehab programme here at Wishaw. I will ensure your comments are passed on to the physiotherapist involved.

I hope the teams efforts of badgering you back to health over the 8 week period are engrained for life and that you remain motivated to continue the good work!

Thanks again

Claire Rae

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