BEAT HF is the first UK-wide disease awareness campaign for heart failure and is targeted at the public and primary care healthcare professionals. Professor Clare Taylor, Nick Hartshorne-Evans, and Dr Dargoi Satchi developed BEAT to improve awareness of heart failure through early recognition of common symptoms. The acronym BEAT leads to testing using a […]

WELCOME TO THE PUMPING MARVELLOUS FOUNDATION They say good things come in small packages, we think that this is a marvellous example. Our pocket guide will provide you with some initial information, answers, support, and give examples of how you can live life well with a diagnosis of Heart Failure. This “Marvellous Pocket Guide” is […]

We know many people have a delayed diagnosis of heart failure. We hear it from patients and healthcare professionals alike. Even the National Heart Failure Audit consistently reports that 80% of people are diagnosed in the Hospital setting, where 41% of those have previously presented in Primary Care with symptoms of heart failure. However, we […]

A national award has been given to Dr. Rajiv Sankaranarayanan, Consultant Cardiologist and Heart Failure Lead at Liverpool University Hospitals, in recognition of his exceptional contribution to the care of patients with heart failure. Read more here.

Another weapon in the armoury for people living with Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) and Heart Failure with mildly reduced Ejection Fraction (HFmrEF) – NICE has recommended Empagliflozin (Jardiance) for HFpEF and HFmrEF. A population that is wholly underserved and underwhelmed with very few treatment options. A win of patients. #BeatHF. Read more […]

We took our BEAT HF Heart Failure campaign to London for one day and illuminated the Capital through multi-channel advertising assets. The day was the 29th of September 2023 – World Heart Day. Read the report here

EitC Teams Up With AstraZeneca To Launch England’s First Community-Based Heart And Lung Screening Hub Everton in the Community has partnered with AstraZeneca to set up England’s first heart and lung community-based screening hub, providing significant support for individuals suffering from chronic breathlessness. Made possible thanks to unrestricted grant funding from global science-led pharmaceutical company […]

“Revealed – Drug firms funding UK patient groups that lobby for NHS approval of medicines.” The Pumping Marvellous Foundation receives income from a wide variety of sources such as for-profit companies, trusts, grants, fundraiser activities, online shop, and the NHS. These funds are used for – Helping patients – Creating, printing, and distributing patient educational […]

This patient report is designed as a companion to the 2023 National Cardiac Audit Programme (NCAP) report produced by the National Institute for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (NICOR). NICOR is commissioned by NHS England and GIG Cymru/NHS Wales to complete national cardiac audits to inform healthcare providers and research organisations. Read the full report here.

The British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) has today published an independent report warning that specialist echocardiography services across the NHS are experiencing unprecedented challenges as they struggle to retain, recruit and train staff. Read more here.

As Liverpool gears up for its biggest ever party, the message from health chiefs is to dance your way to a healthier heart. The Pumping Marvellous Foundation is bringing its BEATie van to The Strand, near Canning Dock, offering quick blood pressure checks, pulse checks and advice around heart failure to both Liverpool residents and […]

Dance your way to a healthier heart for Eurovision – that’s the message from health chiefs as Liverpool gears up for its biggest ever party. The council’s Public Health team is partnering with Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital and the Pumping Marvellous Foundation to encourage people enjoying EuroFestival and visiting the Eurovision Village to have mini heart health checks […]

The Managing Heart Failure @home patient information booklet has been co-produced between NHS England and Pumping Marvellous Foundation. Read it here      

“This quality standard covers assessing, diagnosing and managing chronic heart failure in adults (aged 18 and over). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement. Statements cover adults with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and adults with chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, unless otherwise stated. In January 2023, this quality […]

In 2010, Nick Hartshorne-Evans was diagnosed with heart failure. At the time, he was just 39 years old. “I was in such a state because I’d had symptoms for six weeks,” he remembers. “My whole body was shutting down, so when I was told what the issue was — I felt relieved, quite honestly. It […]