Late diagnosis and poor long-term management risk overwhelming regions of the NHS struggling to cope with the growing burden of the disease, warns the Alliance for Heart Failure. People in the parts of England hardest hit by heart failure are dying following an emergency admission at twice the rate of […]
Alliance For Heart Failure Update #28: February 2026
Welcome to our first update of 2026. This year, the Alliance will work on getting the recommendations from its Primary Care Call to Action report heard across the NHS and among key decision makers. We will also look into resourcing and funding of the condition in areas with a growing […]
Update #17 Winter 2022/23
The recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic continues to dominate the NHS. Despite this, the Alliance has continued to pursue the recommendations from its Call to Action report. This has seen a focus on NT-proBNP uptake in primary care, the echocardiography workforce alongside primary care education around heart failure. Media outreach – raising […]
Important COVID-19 guidance for frontline staff
The British Society for Heart Failure has produced an excellent video infographic aimed at frontline staff who care for heart failure patients. It is designed to provide guidance and support while normal services are not fully operational and ensure that heart failure patients continue to receive the care they need. […]
Alliance for Heart Failure update #6 Spring 2019
Alliance for Heart Failure update – Spring 2019: Welcome to the latest update from the Alliance for Heart Failure. We are making good progress towards achieving the objectives set out in our 2019 plan, with ongoing engagement with stakeholders at a national and regional level and plans underway for major […]
Alliance for Heart Failure update #5 Winter 2019
Alliance for Heart Failure update Winter 2019: Welcome to the first Alliance for Heart Failure update of 2019. Please see below an update on progress towards our objectives and an outline of our objectives for this year. Campaign strategy Regional campaign An outreach programme in 2018 targeted the four regions […]
Report highlights need for urgent action on heart failure, says Alliance
November 2018: Report highlights need for urgent action on heart failure, says Alliance The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) reinforces the need for urgent action to improve heart failure services, according to the Alliance for Heart Failure. The NCEPOD report, published on November 22, recommends improvements […]
Alliance to attend 21st British Society for Heart Failure Annual Autumn Meeting
November 2018: The Alliance for Heart Failure will be attending the 21st BSH Annual Autumn Meeting (29-30th November) at the QEII Centre in London to meet heart failure professionals and discuss progress on the group’s strategy as well as plans for 2019.
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Alliance for Heart Failure meets MPs at drop-in event
November 2017: MPs from across the country took the opportunity to learn more about heart failure at a drop-in session at Portcullis House on Wednesday, November 15, hosted by Maggie Throup MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Heart Disease and Virendra Sharma, Member of Parliament for Ealing […]