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Heart Failure

UK sources of information and / or support

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) The leaflets section of Patient UK

Includes a leaflet called Heart Failure.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Chronic heart failure

A patient guide to complement the SIGN national guideline for health professionals called Management of chronic heart failure.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) British Heart Foundation

A charitable organisation that aims to play a leading role in the fight against heart disease. Provides information on many types of heart conditions including heart failure.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) SHAPE - Study on Heart failure Awareness and Perception in Europe

SHAPE was established in 2002 by an independent group of medical specialists. SHAPE is the only European organisation exclusively dedicated to improving both the understanding of heart failure among the general public and the standard of care provided by health care professionals.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif)  DIPEx

DIPEx (Database of Individual Patient Experiences) is an Oxford based registered charity. It is a database of audio, video and transcript of interviews with patients experiencing a particular illness or health problem. Includes a module on heart failure.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) British Cardiac Patients Association

Offering support, reassurance and information to all cardiac patients. Representing patients in local and national issues relating to coronary heart disease.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland

Provide an Adviceline service for people in Scotland. Their website also has various booklets, audio tapes, videos and factsheets - including a booklet on heart failure.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Northern Ireland Chest, Heart and Stroke Association

Exists to prevent and alleviate chest, heart and stroke illnesses in Northern Ireland.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Heart & Stroke Information Point

Provides reliable, up to date information for patients and carers affected by heart disease and/or stroke conditions. The project is funded by The Big Lottery and is being undertaken by NHS Tayside in conjunction with the University of Dundee. The website has been developed in partnership with patient, carer and healthcare professional groups across Tayside and they also work with national organisations including Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland. The website provides general information about heart disease and stroke conditions and also localised information about support groups in the Tayside area.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Heart failure - cardiac resynchronisation

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Heart failure - cardiac resynchronisation.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions

The National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions (NCC-CC) is a collaborative, multi-professional centre undertaking commissions to develop clinical guidelines for the NHS in England and Wales. The site provides an information service sourced from the Royal College of Physicians. Includes a section on Chronic Heart Failure.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Medicine Guide for Heart Failure and Oedema

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.


Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

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PS - Health and Poverty

Perhaps the biggest cause of ill health in the world is poverty. Help to Make Poverty History. For example, why not lend some of your money to disadvantaged communities to enable them to trade their way out of poverty through schemes such as Shared Interest.

See also MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY North East for details and links to campaigns against poverty.

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