Community Cardiac Team

If you want to contact the team you can:

Telephone: 01752 434521
Office hours: 8am – 4pm, Monday to Friday
Answer phone available 24/7

Email: [email protected]

Useful resources

General cardiac / cardiac rehabilitation resources

www.bhf.org.uk
British Heart Foundation information, resources and recipes

Understanding stress – BHF
This short leaflet explains the link between stress and unhealthy habits that can increase your risk of heart and circulatory diseases. It also gives you tips to help you lower your stress levels to keep your body and mind healthy.

Understanding physical activity – BHF
Whatever your age or ability, physical activity can help improve your general wellbeing. From protecting your heart to a better nights’ sleep, download our leaflet and we’ll show you how to get moving.

Understanding blood pressure – BHF
We’re here to it make it easier to measure and manage your blood pressure at home. Download your free guide full of all the information you’ll need to get started today.

Taking control of saturated fats – BHF
We know it’s not always clear what we should or shouldn’t be eating to improve our heart health especially when it comes to fats. We’ve put together a simple guide to help you understand what’s in your food. Download it today.

Understanding your weight – BHF
Whatever your reasons for trying to lose weight, we’re here to help and support you every step of the way. Download our free booklet full of simple things you can do this week that will give you lasting benefits.

Understanding cholesterol – BHF
Have you been told you have high cholesterol? Our BHF medical experts have pulled together our best tips and simple swaps to help you reduce your cholesterol into one handy guide. Download your free copy today.

Quick guide to familial hypercholesterolaemia – BHF
Familial hypercholesterolaemia – or FH – is a condition that leads to very high cholesterol levels. It’s an inherited condition, which means it’s passed through your family.

This short, illustrated leaflet explains what FH is, how it’s passed through families and how you can find out if you have it. It’s suitable for you if:

• you have been told you have FH
• you think you may have it
• a family member has been told they have it.

www.heartuk.org.uk
The cholesterol charity website, information on cholesterol tips on lowering your cholesterol and recipes.

www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well
National government health promotion website. Advice, tips and tools to help you make the best choices about your health and wellbeing.

Information on health choices regarding eggs:
Does eating eggs increase my risk of heart disease – BHF
Eggs and cholesterol – BHF
Egg nutrition – Official UK information

Heart failure resources

Support guides – Pumping Marvellous
Colourful, easy to read guides about all aspects of heart failure.

www.cardiomyopathy.org
Cardiomyopathy association.

thefhfoundation.org
Improving early diagnosis and encouraging proactive care of familial hypercholesterolemia.

thesf.org.uk/about-the-somerville-foundation
The charity supporting adult patients with congenital heart disease.

Miscellaneous resources

Plymouth Options
Plymouth Options offers a range of services to people experiencing common mental health problems to people who are 16 years and over and registered with a Plymouth GP. The website has a self-referral form.

Atrial fibrillation: your quick guide – BHF
Atrial fibrillation – or AF – is a common abnormal heart rhythm. This short, illustrated leaflet explains what it is, what the symptoms are and how you can treat it. It’s useful for you if you’ve been diagnosed with AF or if you think you might have the symptoms of it.

www.heartrhythmalliance.org/aa/uk
Arrhythmia alliance