Mobile heart monitor is boom for (UK) patients

"Patients in Cannock and Stafford are benefiting from a new hi-tech mobile heart monitor. The cardiac telemetry system is a way of checking patients' heart rates and rhythms while they are exercising. Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the few hospitals in the country to have it. The trust's cardiac rehabilitation team has recently taken delivery of the telemetry system, after donations from three local charities and previously donated funds, which has enabled them to purchase the equipment. The team organises a range of individual exercise programmes, including gym sessions and Tai Chi classes, and offers educational and relaxation programmes to all heart patients in Cannock, Stafford, Rugeley and Stone. Cardiac rehabilitation manager Maria Glover said: 'The telemetry system is going to be great for us. It's a mobile cardiac monitoring unit, which patients can wear whilst exercising'" - Express & Star