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Article: Understaffing puts heart attack patients in West Midlandsat risk, says British Heart Foundation; Nation's heart charity campaigns to increase support and resources for heart patients.
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- September 12, 2008
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M2 PRESSWIRE-12 September 2008-BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION: Understaffing puts heart attack patients in West Midlandsat risk, says British Heart Foundation; Nation's heart charity campaigns to increase support and resources for heart patients(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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A new report published today by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) (1) failed to find a single cardiac rehabilitation programme in West Midlands which is meeting minimum staffing levels depriving patients of life-saving care (2).
Only 50% of patients in the West Midlands receive cardiac rehabilitation after suffering a heart attack. Currently London has the ...