TAM (Treatments and Medicines) NHS Highland
- SIGN 150: Cardiac rehabilitation
- Please find information about driving from the DVLA at this link - Heart attacks, angioplasty, and driving - GOV.UK
Patient discharge letter:
- Patient discharge letter (NHS Highland intranet access required)
Cardiac rehabilitation (Guidelines)
Warning
What's new / Latest updates
09/12/25 V2.1
- Updated phone number for the department
- Updated CR Discharge letter/booklet
- Addition of new website link under "Patient information" section
24/06/25 V2
- Added: “Ward staff to obtain bloods before discharge”.
- Update for secondary care referral to include IDL referral system.
- Extra detail on referral options.
- Updated email address.
Patient information material can be accessed here: HIS: Cardiac Rehab
Please find a link to our website with further resources here www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk/cardiac-rehab
Information about driving: DVLA Heart attacks, angioplasty, and driving - GOV.UK
Please find a copy of your discharge information here: Patient discharge letter
- ALT: Alanine aminotransferase
- CHSS: Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland
- IDL: Incremental discharge letter
- PCI / PPCI: Percutaneous coronary intervention/ Primary percutaneous coronary intervention
- SCAD: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection