What support is available?
Local Support
Citizens Advice Bureau Referrals
Advice services available through Citizen Advice Bureau digital and telephone channels.
Talk Liverpool
It is common for your psychological wellbeing to be impacted by Heart Failure. Many people find additional support managing their wellbeing helps them keep well for longer.
Telehealth
Health Technology (or Telehealth) is a way of using technology to monitor your own health, with the support of health professionals.
National Support
Pumping Marvellous
Link to the Pumping Marvellous Heart Failure Charity Website.
Cardiomyopathy
List of useful organisations from Cardiomyopathy
NHS
Advice from the NHS on living with Heart Failure
British Heart Foundation
List of support groups from the British Heart Foundation
Heart Failure Matters
Link to the Heart Failure Matters website.
Healthtalk.org
Personal experiences of people using support groups and how they have helped
Pumping Marvellous closed Facebook group for heart failure patients
For people living with heart failure and their carers. Pumping Marvellous - the UK's patient-led Heart Failure Charity - set up and manage this group so that people with heart conditions can talk freely and share experiences in a safe environment with others that understand.
My Marvellous Big Pocket Guide to Heart Failure
This “Marvellous Pocket Guide” is as a result of the experience gained by our marvellous team of patients here at the Pumping Marvellous Foundation who started just like you, with a diagnosis of heart failure.
My Marvellous Guide to Travelling with Heart Failure
It is important to be prepared when travelling with heart failure and we hope this guide will give you thoughts about how you can plan your trip, whether it be to Brighton or Barbados. We hope this guide resonates with you and helps you make some of those decisions so your trip is safe and organised thoroughly.
Useful Videos
Tap on the videos below to learn more about Heart Failure. You can find more videos about heart problems in the Health and Care Videos Library
What is heart failure?
From the Health and Care Video Library, the UK's largest collection of health and care videos
Healthy living
From the Health and Care Video Library, the UK's largest collection of health and care videos
Managing heart failure at home
From the Health and Care Video Library, the UK's largest collection of health and care videos
ORCHA mobile apps
ORCHA is a health app evaluation and advisor organisation. It can help you find mobile apps to assist you in measuring your cardiovascular health, and to learn more information about Heart Failure. Tap on the image below to go the the app directory.
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Published on Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:34:36 GMT
Modified on Thu, 03 Feb 2022 12:54:19 GMT