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No Life Half Lived - New report from Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland
Created: 10/10/2024
News/Events Category: Health and Social Care
The new Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland report, 1 in 5, shows that fewer than half of people with heart conditions are getting access to rehab. Everyone with a heart condition needs support to live life to the full, including access to rehab and support to be physically active.
Hundreds of thousands of people live with heart disease, Scotland’s leading cause of death. Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland spoke to 586 people with a heart condition to see how it affected their lives:
- 3 in 5 (59%) said it affected their ability to be physically active
- Fewer than half (44%) had accessed rehab
- Nearly half (46%) said it had affected their self-confidence
- 2 in 5 (40%) said it affected their mental health
The report sets out recommendations to ensure people with heart conditions can live life to the full:
- Scottish Government must ensure that everyone who needs it must get access to rehabilitation, including cardiac rehab
- Scottish Government and the NHS must resource and support physical activity projects, and make sure that everyone with a heart condition can access support to stay active
- Scottish Government and the NHS must develop a Once for Scotland referral scheme for third sector support, including physical activity and peer support
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