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Heart Failure Unfiltered Podcast

Heart Failure Unfiltered Podcast

Pumping Marvellous, the UK's Heart Failure Charity. Fuelled by patients. 60 episodes Nov 11, 2026

This podcast is produced by the Pumping Marvellous Foundation, a UK heart failure charity. In a series of conversations, it talks with people about heart failure and their experiences. The episodes look beyond the cardiologist and explore what makes people tick. They focus on the personal drive and 'secret sauce' that helps people overcome challenging situations in life.

Episodes

Cardiac Rehab Works — So Why Can’t Everyone Access It?
Cardiac Rehab Works — So Why Can’t Everyone Access It? Nov 11, 2026 38:24 The uptake target for cardiac rehab after a heart attack was set at 85%. For heart failure it was 33%. And 77% of the people using the Pumping Marvellous cardiac rehab platform have never been offered it at all. So if cardiac rehab works, why can't everyone get it?In this second and final episode of a two-part series, Nick Hartshorne-Evans - founder and CEO of the Pumping Marvellous Foundation
More Than Exercise – Why Cardiac Rehab Matters
More Than Exercise – Why Cardiac Rehab Matters Nov 4, 2026 40:01 Caroline's first cardiac rehab patient wanted one thing after her heart failure diagnosis, to get the bus to Birkenhead on her own. A man in his mid-nineties couldn't get up from a chair without help, and finished his 10 weeks doing six sit-to-stands to a round of applause. So why is cardiac rehab still treated as an optional extra?In this first episode of a two-part series, Nick Hartshorn
The Pharmacist Will See You Now: Rethinking Heart Failure Care
The Pharmacist Will See You Now: Rethinking Heart Failure Care Oct 28, 2026 38:00 In the second episode of our two-part series on the role of pharmacy in heart failure, host Nick Hartshorne-Evans is joined by two leading pharmacists to explore whether pharmacists are the most underutilised clinical resource in heart failure care — and what needs to change to unlock their full potential.Joe Bateman, Consultant Cardiology Pharmacist and Heart Failure Service Lead at the Countess
Heart Failure Unfiltered: More Than Medicines – The Untapped Power of Pharmacy in Heart Failure
Heart Failure Unfiltered: More Than Medicines – The Untapped Power of Pharmacy in Heart Failure Oct 21, 2026 49:24 Could pharmacists be the difference that people with heart failure have been asking for?In this episode of Heart Failure Unfiltered, host Nick Hartshorne-Evans — founder and CEO of the Pumping Marvellous Foundation, the UK's heart failure charity — sits down with two pharmacy experts who are reshaping how we think about heart failure care. Katie Peters, a clinical pharmacist and independent pr
From Symptoms to Solutions: Managing Heart Failure in Primary Care | Heart Failure Unfiltered
From Symptoms to Solutions: Managing Heart Failure in Primary Care | Heart Failure Unfiltered Oct 14, 2026 30:23 🔗 Visit: www.pumpingmarvellous.org💬 Peer support, search "Help for Hearts" on Facebook and apply to join💛 Donate £5 today and help someone feel less aloneCorinne was told she had the heart of an 87 year old smoker. It was blunt, it was said with humour, and it was the first thing anybody had said that she actually understood. So what does good management look like after the diagnosis is
The Primary Care Moment That Changes Everything | Heart Failure Unfiltered
The Primary Care Moment That Changes Everything | Heart Failure Unfiltered Oct 7, 2026 21:36 🔗 Visit: www.pumpingmarvellous.org💬 Peer support, search "Help for Hearts" on Facebook and apply to join💛 Donate £5 today and help someone feel less aloneCorinne's fitness hid her heart failure. Katie kept going back to the same surgery with the same symptoms until she took herself to A&E. So how many times should somebody come back before you start looking somewhere else?In the
Can You Live Well With Heart Failure? | Heart Failure Unfiltered
Can You Live Well With Heart Failure? | Heart Failure Unfiltered Sep 30, 2026 34:07 Sarah-Jane was diagnosed at 28 and is a heart failure nurse now. Corinne was heading towards a transplant conversation three years ago and is stable on the same medication. So what does getting your life back actually look like?In this final episode of a four-part series, Nick Hartshorne-Evans - founder and CEO of the Pumping Marvellous Foundation - sits down with Sarah-Jane, Katie and Corinne to
Three 10Ks a Week, Then I Couldn't Walk Up the Stairs | Heart Failure Unfiltered
Three 10Ks a Week, Then I Couldn't Walk Up the Stairs | Heart Failure Unfiltered Sep 30, 2026 30:51 🔗 Visit: www.pumpingmarvellous.org💬 Peer support, search "Help for Hearts" on Facebook and apply to join💛 Donate £5 today and help someone feel less aloneIn the first episode of a three-part series, Nick Hartshorne-Evans - founder and CEO of the Pumping Marvellous Foundation - sits down with Shannon Nixon of the Yorkshire and Humber Heart Failure Academy and patient educators Corinne Hud
They Told Me It Was All in My Head | Heart Failure Unfiltered
They Told Me It Was All in My Head | Heart Failure Unfiltered Sep 23, 2026 39:57 Katie spent over a year on antidepressants and diazepam. She had two blood clots in her lungs, one in her left ventricle, and failing kidneys and liver. So what does it take to be believed?In this third episode of a four-part series, Nick Hartshorne-Evans - founder and CEO of the Pumping Marvellous Foundation - sits down with Katie, Sarah-Jane and Corinne for what he calls the most provocative con
Nobody Tells You What Happens Next | Heart Failure Unfiltered
Nobody Tells You What Happens Next | Heart Failure Unfiltered Sep 16, 2026 41:03 Donna was told she had heart failure on a Thursday. On the Friday she was back running her shop. So what happens once everybody decides the emergency is over?In this second episode of a four-part series, Nick Hartshorne-Evans - founder and CEO of the Pumping Marvellous Foundation - sits down with Corinne, Donna and Danny to talk about the part nobody plans for, the weeks and months after the diagn
It Wasn't a Chest Infection... It Was Heart Failure | Heart Failure Unfiltered
It Wasn't a Chest Infection... It Was Heart Failure | Heart Failure Unfiltered Sep 9, 2026 38:33 Katie went back to her GP every month for 15 months. Danny had 16 appointments in a year and nobody checked his blood pressure once. So why does heart failure take so long to spot?In this first episode of a four-part series, Nick Hartshorne-Evans - founder and CEO of the Pumping Marvellous Foundation - sits down with Katie, Danny and Donna to talk about the part nobody prepares you for, getting th
Heart Failure Unfiltered | We Got Dad Back... But Nothing Went Back to Normal
Heart Failure Unfiltered | We Got Dad Back... But Nothing Went Back to Normal Sep 2, 2026 38:32 Getting the diagnosis is only the beginning. So what happens to a family once the crisis passes and heart failure just... stays?In this second episode of a two-part series, Nick Hartshorne-Evans - founder and CEO of the Pumping Marvellous Foundation - sits back down with his wife Karen and daughters Natasha and Anastasia to talk about what came after his heart failure diagnosis at 39. Coming home

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