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Gwent Cardiac Rehabilitation Trust Fund

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Cardiac Rehabilitation Fund is a registered charity dedicated to raising funds to support the rehabilitation of those who have experienced heart problems.

03/11/2025

Our great local , Gwent Cardiac Rehabilitation Trust Fund, supports lots of different aspects of in , including working closely with the NHS to complement and enhance their services. Find out more about the vital work of Specialist Tom Stone and his team, and how they, and their patients, have benefitted: tinyurl.com/yc7yedah

17/10/2025

Don't forget, this Saturday 18th October you can meet some of the Team behind the Trust! At our stand at 's in , you can find out about the difference our local Rehab Charity is making in . Why not bring anyone along who think would benefit from our work? We'll be on site and in store 9am- 3pm, we'd love to meet you, our valued supporters! Please share!

02/10/2025

Back in the Summer when the sun was (heart?) beating down and we were all complaining it was too hot, Gwent Cardiac Rehabilitation Trust Fund gratefully received a very generous donation - as a result of some very green fingers - in ! Read all about it on our website: tinyurl.com/388d2tb4

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Monday	12pm - 3pm
Tuesday	12pm - 3pm
Wednesday	12pm - 3pm
Thursday	12pm - 3pm
Friday	12pm - 3pm

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The History of Cardiac Rehabilitation in South Gwent and Caerphilly

Before Cardiac Rehabilitation

It may be difficult for some people to imagine a time before cardiac rehabilitation existed. In the early 1980’s patients admitted to the Coronary Care Unit at the Royal Gwent Hospital, in Newport often spent long periods on bed rest. The evidence of the benefits of exercise for patients who had experienced heart problems such as a heart attack or angina was only just developing. This meant that patients and their families were often left feeling that all they had to look forward to was a reduced quality of life and further heart problems.

Cardiac Rehabilitation at the start

It can be difficult to start something new, however, a small team of people who were committed to ensuring a better experience and outcomes for cardiac patients managed to persuade the senior hospital management that a pilot cardiac rehabilitation programme should be set up. This would test out whether offering patients an exercise programme, stress management and health education advice would be of benefit to their recovery. The programme brought together the skills of nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dietetics and pharmacy and was supported by the late Dr John Davies (Cardiologist). The programme on offer was a great success and over the years research evidence proved its value. The benefits of cardiac rehabilitation are now seen as an important part of the recovery process for cardiac patients and their families.

How did the Gwent Cardiac Rehabilitation Trust Fund start?

Funding within the NHS is a long standing challenge. At its inception there were not the funds available to establish the cardiac rehabilitation service and keep it running. The late Mr Ronald Colbourne JP and his wife Gaynor stepped in immediately to commit to raising the funds necessary. They formed the Gwent Cardiac Rehabilitation Trust Fund and developed a small group of volunteers to help them with this. Their personal dedication, support and boundless enthusiasm ensured that money was raised to fund a Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse, vital equipment and the training needed for staff. As the success of the programme continued to grow it expanded to include community based classes run by skilled exercise instructors and dedicated volunteers who had themselves experienced heart problems. The hospital service expanded to County Hospital, Pontypool, the former Caerphilly Miners Hospital (now replaced by Ysybty Ystrad Fawr) and Caldicot in Monmouthshire. The service was further supported by a new innovation run by patients who had attended cardiac rehabilitation service called the ‘Heart Line’ telephone help line and ‘Heart Call’ which was a home visiting service. This ensured that patients always had a listening ear, support and encouragement from someone who themselves had recovered from heart problems. The Cardiac Rehabilitation Service has expanded to include a much broader range of patients including those who have heart failure.

The Future

For over 30 years since its inception the Cardiac Rehabilitation Trust Fund has remained faithful to its original aim to ensure funds are available to support our NHS through the provision of equipment, resources and staff training. With support of the community we serve our future plans are to continue with this commitment.

Thank you

The Trustee’s and committee members of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Trust Fund strongly believe in doing all we can to ensure anyone experiencing heart problems has the best possible chance for recovery and rehabilitation. Thank you to everyone for your support.