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CRY's
Co-ordinated Fast Track Service For Affected Families
"As well as
working with the Department of Health and others to develop high quality
cardiac services for young people and families, CRY also provides a
significant amount of funding to the NHS to help ‘fast-track’ the
complex range of services needed following a sudden cardiac death to
determine the risk to other family members. CRY is to be congratulated
for its ongoing role in the development of these services."
Professor
Roger Boyle CBE, National Director of Heart Disease (quoted in 2007)
Fast track coroner/pathology service managed by histopathologist Dr Mary Sheppard
Fast track screening service
managed by consultant cardiologist Professor Sanjay Sharma
Fast
track cardiology referral service
managed by consultant cardiologists Professor Sanjay Sharma
and Dr Elijah Behr
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after a loss
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for those with signs and symptoms
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CRY Centre for Inherited
Cardiovascular Conditions and Sports Cardiology at St George's Hospital, London
Fast track athletes screening service
managed by consultant cardiologist Professor Sanjay Sharma
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at the CRY Centre for Inherited Cardiovascular
Conditions and Sports Cardiology, St George's
Hospital, London
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CRY's mobile
screening service for elite athletes

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gives counselling, support and help to 12 - 35 year
olds who have been
diagnosed with a cardiac condition
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holds group meetings with a visiting counsellor and
consultant cardiologist
Bereavement Support
The
development of this programme was initially funded by a grant from the Department
of Health
Ongoing research into young sudden cardiac death
Information
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all information written by experts in “user friendly”
language
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BHF funded CRY SADS booklet; in excess of 40,000
copies circulated worldwide
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Family Medical Conference where bereaved families and
those diagnosed can learn about the conditions and ask questions of
experts in the field
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International conferences for medical personnel
interested in Sports Cardiology and Inherited Cardiovascular
Conditions
These fast track services are in accordance with the
NSF Chapter 8
guidelines
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