January 2019: The Alliance for Heart Failure warmly welcomes the significant emphasis on heart disease and circulatory conditions in the NHS Long Term Plan, which sets out a number of important proposals for improving heart failure services for patients. The plan recommends greater support from multidisciplinary teams as part of […]
Variation in heart failure ‘unacceptable’: Alliance for Heart Failure responds to NICOR National Audit
November 2018: Heart failure services are continuing to improve, according to the latest National Heart Failure Audit, published by NICOR on November 27, but more action is needed to address ‘unacceptable’ regional variation. Professor Iain Squire, co-chair of the Alliance for Heart Failure, said: “The report once again highlights the […]
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.
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 […]
Improvements in heart failure services welcome, but regional variation must be addressed
August 2017: The Alliance for Heart Failure welcomes the improvements in heart failure services, as reported in the latest National Heart Failure Audit, but calls for much more to be done to address the vast regional variation in patient outcomes. The audit, published on August 10, 2017, reported that mortality […]
Background briefing on the Alliance for Heart Failure
What is the Alliance for Heart Failure? The Alliance for Heart Failure is a coalition of charities, patient groups, professional bodies and healthcare companies working together to raise the profile of heart failure in Government, the NHS and media. Current provision for heart care and well-being in the UK is […]
Alliance for Heart Failure response to the APPG Inquiry on Living with Heart Failure
April 2016: Experts say heart failure services have room for improvement The Alliance for Heart Failure has called for immediate action from NHS England to draw up and implement a viable timetable to deliver the recommendations of the ‘Living with Heart Failure’ report, published today by the All Party Parliamentary […]
Alliance for Heart Failure calls for improved care for condition
September 2016: Clinicians, patients and industry unite to raise the profile of heart failure A coalition of charities, patient groups, professional bodies and healthcare companies with an interest in heart failure has been established to raise the profile of the condition within Government, the NHS and the media. The Alliance […]