Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to providing the best treatment and care for patients in the region.

In this section, we have information about heart disease, are cardiology facilities at the Trust and useful contacts.

Facilities in the Trust

The Cardiology department at the Trust has a range of outpatient, day case and inpatient cardiac treatments including a full echocardiogram service.

·          Cardiology

Regional Services

North Surrey Primary Care Trust is currently running “Living Well” courses for people with chronic illnesses such as heart disease. For more information, please click on the link below:

·          Living Well

Useful Websites

NHS Direct:

·          Coronary Heart Disease

·          Heart Attack

·          Heart Failure

·          Supraventricular Tachycardia

Other websites:

·          BBC Health: Health Disease

·          Department of Health: Coronary Heart Disease

·          British Heart Foundation

·          Healthy Heart Programme

·          Patient UK: Preventing Heart Disease and Stroke

·          Children’s Heart Foundation

Patient Leaflets

The NHS PRODIGY website has cardiovascular information including:

·          Guidance

·          Patient Information Leaflets

·          Support Groups

Contacts

·          British Heart Foundation (helpline) – 0845 070 8070

·          British Heart Foundation (local support groups) - 0207 487 7110

·          Children’s Heart Foundation – 0808 808 5000

Please note that the Trust does not endorse the information on external websites or guarantee its validity. Although care has been taken to select the most appropriate sites to this subject, with NHS services taking priority, the Trust is not responsible for their content or liable for any subsequent action taken without seeking prior advice from your healthcare professional.