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The National Audit of Cardiac Rehabilitation (NACR) database was modified to collect and assess performance of group-MCT data capture. Five implementation outcomes were assessed; uptake and adherence, data-capture and quality, patient characteristics, site-level of adoption, and treatment adherence.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Twenty-six courses of group-MCT were delivered across six services, with an average of 4.3 courses per site and 131 patients receiving treatment. 82.4% of patients attended at least four sessions. Five services met all outcomes and were classed as green; one failed on one criterion and was rated amber. Data capture worked but with some minor discrepancies. Levels of intervention adherence were excellent, with high consistency across sites and time.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We established six sites meeting our recruitment threshold and demonstrated satisfactory data capture on MCT attendance and uptake via national auditing systems. Five out of six sites met all adoption criteria. Site level adherence and compliance was excellent at 86.7%. 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