An article in the European Heart Journal about our collaboration with Everton in the Community delivering free heart and lung checks at their BEAT Breathlessness Hub: “Breathlessness is a debilitating symptom affecting 10% of the adult population, rising to 25% in those over 70 years.1 Cardiopulmonary diseases account for the majority of the causes of breathlessness […]

“SUBCUT HF II, a randomized controlled investigator-sponsored trial of at-home subcutaneous furosemide for heart failure–related edema, meets its primary and key secondary endpoints, supporting the safety and efficacy of patient self-treatment outside the hospital.” Our CEO Nick Hartshorne-Evans through Pumping Marvellous has had involvement in this project from the beginning. “BURLINGTON, Mass., May 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — SQ […]

A Liverpool woman is urging others to get checked after a simple community screening detected life-threatening heart failure.  Georgina, known as Gina, says a quick and free test at Everton in the Community’s (EitC) BEAT Breathlessness Hub saved her life after it revealed a serious heart condition that had previously gone undiagnosed. The free programme is delivered […]

Preston, UK – 27th April 2026   As European Heart Failure Awareness Week begins, the UK’s heart failure charity is issuing a stark warning: People are being left breathless, misdiagnosed, and untreated — not because we lack solutions, but because the system is failing to act. Heart failure affects more than a million people in […]

New NICE recommendation with comments from our CEO. Source: NICE Website Original Article Although semaglutide (Wegovy) is widely known as a weight loss treatment, today’s recommendation is specifically about preventing heart attacks and strokes. The injection is an additional treatment, which will be offered on top of the medicines people are already taking such as […]

Liverpool has become the first city in the UK to launch the BEAT Pharmacy initiative, a community-based heart health assessment pilot designed to accelerate the early detection of heart failure and reduce health inequalities across the city. The initiative forms part of the wider BEAT Heart Failure programme, led by the University Hospitals of Liverpool […]

Patient Educator Gavin Redhead received our 2025 “Gary Award” that celebrates individuals or teams who deliver outstanding support to people living with heart failure outside a clinical setting. Our CEO Nick said: “Fruit and Veg Gav, it has been incredible to watch you grow in strength since your transplant, just like the produce on your allotment. […]

Our CEO Nick did an interview with Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria: “In this blog, Dr Nick Hartshorne-Evans, CEO and Founder of the Pumping Marvellous Foundation, shares how his own experience with heart failure inspired him to create the national charity. From patient to founder, he highlights the vital role of primary care […]

Pumping Marvellous CEO Received Award of Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University at Glasgow Caledonian University “Nick Hartshorne-Evans BEM is the CEO and Founder of The Pumping Marvellous Foundation, a pioneering UK charity empowering thousands of people living with heart failure. He established the unique charity in 2010 after being diagnosed with the condition […]

“We are proud to have been centrally involved in this influential NHSE project that may start to shape the value of investing in the patient whilst they live their life at home with their heart failure. The results are outstanding and many thanks to many of our Patient Educators that have inputted into the project” […]

  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 […]