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.