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UK Heart Failure Day Friday 11th May 2012

Pumping Marvellous is promoting UK Heart Failure Day which this year lands on Friday 11th May 2012. Last year Pumping Marvellous promoted the day by working with Asda to inform their customers and won tickets to the British Society for Heart Failure conference at the Queen Elizabeth 2nd Conference Centre in London last year. We aim to better our offering this year and we are not only in Asda in the East Lancashire area but are also promoting awareness of Heart Failure all week at the Royal Blackburn Hospital with a bright and attractive stand. Through our websites and social media we will also be pushing the word out onto the streets everyday.

The lucky winners of the Pumping Marvellous “Healthy Christmas Dinner” raffle.

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Heart Failure Day Builds Momentum

Just thought I would share this piece in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph reference the work we are doing to raise the awareness of Heart Failure in the Lancashire area and working with Primary Care to raise the awareness of Heart Failure symptons. It also gives commentary on the Heart Failure Awareness Day at the event we are holding at Asda in Accrington on the 6th May 2011.

Article – Lancashire Evening Telegraph

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European Heart Failure Day – Education Day

We are delighted that we are able to confirm that we will be setting up educational stands at Asda Stores in Accrington slap bang in the middle of East Lancashire.

On Friday 6th May 2011 we will have educational stands set up to help Heart Failure Patients, their Carers, Family and anybody who would like to learn more about Heart Failure. the event starts at 10am and finishes at 7pm.

We will have three educational displays. Each educational display will focus on certain areas -

1. Heart Failure and support in the local community – Pumping Marvellous
2. You and your Heart – British Heart Foundation
3. “Heart of Blackburn” appeal for the new 3D echo cardiogram at the Royal Blackburn Hospital

We will have support from the following organisations

Pumping Marvellous

British Heart Foundation

East Lancashire very own award National Champions and winning Heart Failure Nursing team

Healthy Lifestyles Team

Cardio Teams from the Royal Blackburn

PALS team from NHS East Lancashire

According to NICE Heart Failure effects more than 900,000 people in the UK. It effects 1.8% of the population over the age of 45.  The prognosis indicates 30-40% of patients die within the first year, a worse survival rate than colon or breast cancer and 1 in 4 patients are re admitted to hospital within a year of diagnosis.

In East Lancashire where there are amplified coronary problems the figures look even worse. It is estimated that between 3-5% of the population have Heart Failure which equates to between 10,500 and 17,500 people. Between 700 and 800 are known by the Heart Failure Nursing Team and a number are managed within the GP poulation so where are the other?

So come down and show us some support even if it is whilst you are doing your shopping. We would also like to say a big thank you to Katy and her colleague team at Asda for being so proactive and welcoming.

World Heart Failure Day Announced for the 6th May 2011

This year World Heart Failure day is inked in for Friday 6th May 2011. To mark this day Pumping Marvellous has organised with NHS East Lancashire and the British Heart Foundation a full day of awareness for Heart Failure

Royal Blackburn Echo

and raising some badly needed money for the new 3D Echo Cardiogram for the Royal Blackburn Hospital. The BHF have been tasked with raising a lions share of money for the new 3D Echo for the Cardiology Department of the Royal Blackburn Hospital.

The event will be held on the 6th May2011 at the Asda store in Accrington. There will be people representing Pumping Marvellous, the British Heart Foundation, NHS East Lancashire Heart Failure Nursing Team, NHS East Lancashire PALS and the Healthy Lifestyle Team. We will be there from 10am in the morning until around 6/7pm. Our education stand will be raising awareness of Heart Failure to the general public in East Lancashire and talking through the condition and the support available to people. We will also be raising the profile of the 3D Echo machine and what it will give the people of  East Lancashire. The teams will also be testing there skills as expert bag packers for Asda’s customers whilst raising funds for the 3D Echo appeal.

A local appeal delivered by local people.

Please come down and support us or just give us a wave whilst you are doing your shopping.