NICE draft guidance recommends new treatment for chronic heart failure. People with a certain type of heart failure called Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), meaning the heart doesn’t fill properly and Heart Failure with mildly reduced Ejection Fraction (HFmrEF) which means the heart doesn’t pump out blood efficiently, have now got a life […]

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 […]

Faulty Gene. Hundreds of thousands at risk of sudden death from silent heart conditions   Number of people living with a deadly faulty gene legacy grossly underestimated   Around 620,000 people in the UK are carrying a faulty gene that puts them at high risk of developing coronary heart disease or sudden death, according to […]

NICE Publish Final Appraisal Determination for Sacubitril valsartan for treating symptomatic chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Recommendations in Final Appraisal Determination for Sacubitril valsartan Recommendations 1.1 Sacubitril valsartan is recommended as an option for treating symptomatic chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, only in people:  […]

The Winners of the 2015 “You’re Marvellous” Awards have been announced. Heart Failure Health Care Professionals recognised for marvellous quality of care Leading heart failure charity, The Pumping Marvellous Foundation, awards UK health care professionals for being simply marvellous 5 Healthcare Professionals have been recognised for their marvellous work with heart failure patients. Preston, Lancashire […]