Heart Failure Unfiltered Podcast

What Will Heart Failure Care Look Like in 2030 — And Are We Ready?

What does “better” heart failure care actually look like in2030? And more importantly… 👉 Do we have a shared vision to get there?   In this episode of Heart Failure Unfiltered, Nick Hartshorne-Evans the CEO of the Pumping Marvellous Foundation explores the future of heart failure care — from the perspective of patients, clinicians, and the NHS.   💡 What this episode explores: Whether the NHS has a clear, shared vision for heart failurecare What is currently missing from the future conversation How life with heart failure should feel different by 2030 What should become routine — not exceptional — in caredelivery The role of simplicity in designing the future system   🔍 The key questions: Are we moving fast enough to improve outcomes? What happens if nothing changes? What should be simpler by 2030 — and what’s the risk if it isn’t? Who needs to be braver to make change happen?   🎯 What success looks like: Not just better metrics on paper — but real-world change that patients can feel: Earlier recognition Faster, more confident treatment Better coordination across the system Improved quality of life   ⚡ The challenge: If we don’t define the future of heart failure care… Who will?   🔎 Who this is for: NHS commissioners and ICS leaders Cardiologists, GPs, and specialist teams Policymakers and healthcare leaders People living with heart failure and their families   ❤️ About the Pumping Marvellous Foundation Working with patients, communities, and the NHS to shape the future of heart failure care across the UK.

BEAT to TREAT: Why Delays in Heart Failure Care Are Costing Lives

When it comes to heart failure, time matters. But where do we lose it? In this episode of Heart Failure Unfiltered, Nick Hartshorne-Evans CEO of the Pumping Marvellous Foundation, explores one of the most critical gaps in NHS cardiovascular care: 👉 The delay between first symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.   💡 What this episode covers: Why heart failure diagnosis is often delayed The early signs patients notice before the system does Where care gets stuck between diagnosis and action What makes clinicians hesitate — and what helps them movefaster Why knowing what to do isn’t the same as doing it   ⚡ Introducing BEAT to TREAT A model designed to shorten the time between concern andcare. This episode explores: What problem BEAT to TREAT is solving How it accelerates decision-making and treatment initiation Why traditional pathways can slow things down Where speed makes the biggest difference for patients   🔍 The critical questions: Where do we wait when we shouldn’t? Where could we move faster? And what would patients feel first if we got this right?   🎯 The reality: If time is one of the biggest determinants of outcome inheart failure… Why do we still accept delay as part of the pathway?   🔎 Who this is for: GPs, nurses, and Primary Care teams Cardiologists and specialist services NHS commissioners and ICS leaders Anyone involved in improving cardiovascular pathways   ❤️ About the Pumping Marvellous Foundation Working with patients and the NHS to improve heart failure diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes across the UK.

Hidden Heart Failure Risk Is Everywhere — Are We Ready to Act? | BEAT HF

What are BEAT Heart Health Events really showing us? In this episode of Heart Failure Unfiltered, Nick Hartshorne-Evans CEO of the Pumping Marvellous Foundation explores a critical question for the NHS and prevention: 👉 Are we seeing more cardiovascular risk — or simply seeing it sooner?   Across communities, patterns are emerging: Repeating risk factors People discovering risks they didn’t know they had Shifts in age, background, and health profiles Earlier signals that were previously missed But spotting risk is only the first step.   💡 What this episode explores: What BEAT Heart Health Events are revealing about population health Whether we are interpreting real trends — or projectingassumptions How communities are responding to earlier identification of risk What should happen after someone attends a heart health event How to turn insight into action without overwhelming people   🔍 The bigger question: If BEAT events are a mirror… What is the community showing us right now — and are we ready to respond?   ⚡ The BEAT Lens: Simple. Recognisable. Actionable. Making risk visible without making it frightening — and turning awareness into meaningful change.   🎯 Who this is for: Public health leaders and NHS commissioners Primary Care and community healthcare teams Cardiovascular clinicians and prevention specialists People interested in heart health and early risk detection   ❤️ About the Pumping Marvellous Foundation Working with patients, communities, and the NHS to improveheart failure prevention, outcomes, and quality of life.

BEAT Heart Failure: Why Primary Care Holds the Key

Is Primary Care under-involved in heart failure — or under-enabled? In this episode of Heart Failure Unfiltered, Nick Hartshorne-Evans CEO of the Pumping Marvellous Foundation, explores one of the biggest opportunities in NHS cardiovascular care: 👉 Unlocking the power of Primary Care in heart failure management. We ask the real questions: What makes heart failure difficult to manage outside secondary care? Is the barrier knowledge, time, confidence — or system design? What signals from patients are being missed? What does it actually mean for Primary Care to “champion” heart failure? And most importantly: What would make GPs feel confident — not cautious — aboutmanaging heart failure?   💡 What this episode covers: The role of Primary Care as the front door of the NHS Where Primary Care has the biggest impact in the heart failure pathway Why current system design can hold clinicians back The practical enablers that could change behaviour at scale How small changes could unlock major improvements in patient outcomes   🎯 The core challenge: If heart failure is a long-term condition… Why is Primary Care still treated as peripheral?   🔎 Who this is for: GPs, Practice Nurses, and Primary Care teams NHS commissioners, ICS leaders, and policymakers Cardiologists and specialist teams People living with heart failure and their families   ❤️ About the Pumping Marvellous Foundation Working alongside patients and the NHS to improve heartfailure outcomes, experience, and quality of life across the UK.

Have We Over-Engineered Heart Failure? | BEAT HF NHS Solution Explained

Heart failure care is full of good intentions — guidelines, pathways, scoring systems, and risk tools. But what happens when they all collide? In this episode of Heart Failure Unfiltered, Nick Hartshorne-Evans asks a fundamental question: 👉 Have we over-engineered heart failure care? Introducing BEAT Heart Failure — a simpler, clearer way tosupport patients, empower clinicians, and create something the NHS can actually deploy at scale. This episode explores: Why complexity in heart failure care can overwhelm patientsand clinicians What BEAT Heart Failure really means in practice Whether a patient can explain it, a nurse can use it, and the NHS can deliver it Why most good ideas fail — and how BEAT avoids that trap The power of simplicity in improving outcomes and savinglives 💬 The take-home message: Simple is safer — because clarity travels further than cleverness. 🔎 Who this is for: People living with heart failure and their families Nurses, GPs, and healthcare professionals NHS leaders, commissioners, and policymakers Anyone interested in improving long-term condition care ❤️ About the Pumping Marvellous Foundation We are the UK’s heart failure charity, working with patients, the NHS, and partners to improve outcomes, experience, and quality of life.