Heart Manual

The Heart Manual is part of a range of services provided by NHS Lothian. The Heart Manual Programme (NHS Lothian) is the UK's leading home-based supported self management programme for individuals' recovering from acute Myocardial Infarction. The service now in its 24th year, continues to provide an evidence based approach, assisting the recovery o... f 14,000 patients annually in the UK and abroad. The Post Myocardial edition was updated in 2016. The Heart Manual Revascularisation edition for patients who have had coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), or angioplasty (PTCA/PCI) was launched by NHS Lothian in 2007 following a successful 4 year RCT with the University of Birmingham. This edition was updated 2015. Both programmes are facilitated by specially trained clinicians-to enable patients' consensus, understanding and management of their condition. Please take a look at the Heart Manual Evidence page. Digital Version - The Digital Heart Manual (Post MI edition and Revascularisation) has been reviewed by cardiac rehabilitation patient 'graduates' and clinical staff in the evaluation that ended May 2015. The response to the Digital Heart Manual has been very positive with common themes being 'easy to use' and 'a great resource'. On an international level the programme is used in Canada, translated into Italian and Dutch. Its approach has been used to support the development of a stroke workbook, initially funded by the Scottish Government and CHSS. Also in 2009, Philips electronics invited the Heart Manual to apply the approach to a heart failure telemedicine programme within Europe.Read More