For people who have been hospitalised with cardiovascular disease, keeping well and preventing repeat events and hospitalisations is paramount. Cardiac rehabilitation has consistently been demonstrated to significantly reduce illness, hospital admissions and death amongst patients with established cardiovascular disease, while also increasing their quality of life. Access to cardiac rehabilitation will be significantly improved (currently 40% of eligible patients are waiting for at least three months[1]) due to the significant additional resources that the HSE has funded to support increased patient choice in where and how they participate in cardiac rehabilitation.

This service is based on the Model of Care for Integrated Cardiac Rehabilitation and offers a major step forward. It will ensure that patients living with cardiovascular disease across the country have access to timely, high quality cardiac rehabilitation care, no matter where they live. It is an evidenced-based and cost-effective approach that helps patients to manage their own condition in partnership with their healthcare professionals. It has consistently been demonstrated to significantly reduce morbidity, hospitalisations and mortality among patients with established cardiovascular disease while also increasing their quality of life.

The model also places a focus on encouraging and supporting referral to, and attendance at, cardiac rehabilitation for those who are traditionally under-referred to cardiac rehabilitation, such as women, older patients and marginalised groups.

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