Families and carers Partners or spouses found that the often felt solely responsible for the recovery of their family member and yet left out of their care(Andersson et al, 2013). Therefore, with the consent of the patient, families and careers. should have the opportunity to be involved in the follow-up after a MI event(NICE, 2013) and should be invited to the first appointment with the practice nurse. In a qualitative study following MI, a key recommendation follow- ing analysis of nine semi-structured inter- views an interpretative approach was the inclusion of family members during ses- sions(Doyle et 2011).