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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
Fast track coroner/pathology service managed by histopathologist Dr Mary Sheppard
Fast track screening service managed by consultant
cardiologist Dr Sanjay Sharma
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after a loss
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for those with signs and symptoms
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for those that cannot get a GP referral through CRY
screening clinics and family screening events
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CRY Inherited
Cardiovascular Disease clinic at King’s College Hospital, London
Fast track athletes screening service managed by sports
scientist Professor Greg Whyte
CRY Surgery Supporters Club
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gives counselling, support and help for those
diagnosed
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holds bi-annual meetings with a counsellor and
consultant cardiologist
Bereavement Support
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Inquest Support with a CRY trained bereavement
supporter who had her Inquest re-convened and the verdict of
unascertained reclassified as long QT
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Bereavement support through a network of trained
individuals whose family suffered a Young Sudden Cardiac Death
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Regional Bereavement Support Days in the North,
Midlands, Southwest and Southeast
The
development of this programme was 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 20,000
copies circulated worldwide
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Family Conference Day where bereaved families and
those diagnosed can learn about the conditions and ask questions of
experts in the field
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2 day International Conference 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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