Angina Management Programme In Detail
The Angina Management Programme is designed to give you the skills that will help you get back in control and have less angina and an improved quality of life.
In this programme participants will learn:
- The real facts about angina
- How to take control of your angina symptoms
- How to cope with your anxieties surrounding angina
- How to change your lifestyle to reduce symptoms of angina
- How to use medicine in a way that suits you and YOUR angina
- How to reduce your dependence on the surgery and the hospital
- How to feel better and to keep that up long after the end of the course
Structure of The Angina Management Programme
Duration
The entire duration of the programme is 12 hours in total spread over three months. There is a choice between Wednesday morning or Thursday afternoon. Once you choose the day, that is fixed for the whole program. You will be assigned to a pair of clinicians who will follow you through the programme.
Initial Meeting
You will be invited to an initial meeting. with 2 of our clinicians. It may last up to 2 hours so we can take all the necessary time to find out in detail how angina is affecting your life. We then share with you important information about what angina is and, more importantly, isn’t and explain why you feel the way you do.
You are encouraged to bring with you a family member or someone who is most often involved during your angina episodes.
At this point, you will be asked if you wish to proceed and, if so, you will receive the workbook which you will use during the programme. You will also be given access to the members’ area of this website.
Four Weeks of Group Sessions
After the initial meeting, there are four weekly group sessions each lasting two hours. These are held a week apart. There are between 8 and 10 people in the group at each session. Sessions are usually run by both clinicians. At these meetings you will discover more about angina and learn techniques and tools to help you control your symptoms and feel less frightened and frustrated. We will help you understand the recommended lifestyle changes proven to be beneficial and help motivate you to make the right choices for YOU.
About one month after the last group session, there will be a two hour one-to-one “follow up session” with your clinicians.
Then once a year, you will have access to an annual follow up with the same clinicans.
All the dates will be agreed with you at the initial meeting.
Other Information:
The whole atmosphere is informal, and you should come dressed so that you are comfortable sitting for a couple of hours.
Refreshments are served at all meetings by your clinical team.
Disabled access toilet facilities are available adjacent to the room.
The location is on the second floor at “The Surgery @ Wheatbridge” in Chesterfield. There is a lift as well as stairs.
This is an NHS service to which the usual rules of confidentiality apply.
Your own GP and or consultant will be kept informed of progress directly by our team.
Now that you’ve learned in detail about the Angina Management Programme, who it’s for and how it works please continue to see some of our success stories , or discover how to get enrolled in the programme.