New Cardiac Rehab Guideline Published

A new SIGN Guideline, SIGN 150: Cardiac rehabilitation, was published on 26th July.

This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations and best practice guidance on the delivery of cardiac rehabilitation. It includes:

• Recommendations on assessment
• Health behaviour change techniques
• Lifestyle risk factor management
• Psychosocial health
• Vocational rehabilitation
• Medical risk management

The full Guideline is available to download for free on the SIGN website. A patient booklet on the same subject will also be published later this year.