Our intention at CREW is to link closely with our Exercise professionals who, along with Upbeat and the NHS, coordinate all the early cardiac rehabilitation programmes, for patients from Calderdale Royal. CREW are the voluntary sector who ensure that once patients have taken that first step to recovery an organisation will exist to make sure they can carry on with the good practises learnt,or re-learnt,for as long as they wish! This is better delivered and serviced in the local commnity.

The causes of Heart Disease are many and varied! It's widely recognised that one of the main reasons for early onset Heart problems in later life is related to lack of exercise and activity, the same is true post Heart related events. Many Heart attack and bi-pass patients are on the fringe of Cardiac Rehabilition, which has been proved to give a 27-30% better chance of not having another event! This is our reason for extending our service into the wider Community.

CREW and Upbeat have coordinated New venues throughout Calderdale..the latest project is Todmorden at the Fielden Community Centre, with a new graduate phase facility scheduled in January 2012 in the centre of Halifax.