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UK Heart Support Groups

  • Chester Heart Support Group - Offers help, support, advice and maintain contact with cardiac patients and their carers and/or families.
  • Crew Heart Support - Calderdale Areas.
  • East Lindsey - The Heart Support Group in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire exists to support anyone with heart problems and their carers.
  • HeartBeat - Ipswich & East Suffolk
  • Hearts Of Salford - Hearts of Salford provides a safe, informative and relaxed online meeting place for people and the families of people who are living with heart disease and related health problems.
  • Heart Throbs - North London & Surrounding Area
  • Nottingham Cardiac Support Group - The basic object of the Cardiac Support Group is to boost the morale of both patient and their family by providing support, guidance and advice so that together, they can face the future with confidence and understanding.
  • Poole Heart Support Group - Poole Heart Support Group will provide help and friendship to members and their carers and also to others in the Poole surrounding area, who have suffered with heart problems.
  • Salford Heart Care - Offer gentle exercise, stress management and group relaxation sessions, holistic therapies and weight management support at our Healthy Heart Clubs operating across the City of Salford. We also encourage volunteering and many of our members take an active role at the group.
  • Take Heart Southend - Is a local cardiac support group which covers Southend, Castle Point and Rochford areas. Our aim is support for all who have become affected by Cardiac problems whether as a patient or carer. Support comes in many forms and we lead by example, to prove there is life after a heart attack.

UK Hospitals

Heart Links

  • Activate Your Heart - This website has been designed for individuals with coronary heart disease. It contains information about how the heart works, through to treatments that are available.
  • British Heart Foundation - The British Heart Foundation was founded in 1961 by a group of medical professionals who were concerned about the increasing death rate from cardiovascular disease.
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • BHF Heart Statistics - This is the British Heart Foundation's statistics website - the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of statistics on the burden, prevention, treatment and causes of heart disease in the UK.
  • British Hypertension Society - Provides a medical and scientific research forum to enable sharing of cutting edge research in order to understand the origin of high blood pressure and improve its treatment.
  • British Cardiac Patients Association - Support, Reassurance and Practical Advice
  • Cardiac Matters - Information & advice on cardiac conditions, treatment & medication
  • Medicalert - MedicAlert provides vital details in an emergency... because every moment matters. We support members with a wide range of medical conditions and allergies, which we help them to describe on a custom made emblem. MedicAlert also keeps secure, detailed medical records for our members which can be updated at any time. This information can be accessed in an emergency, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from anywhere in the world, using our emergency telephone number and we are able to converse in over 100 languages.
  • Heart Association - News, advice, diet etc
  • Heart Information - (USA Site
  • Arrhythmia Alliance - The Arrhythmia Alliance website covering Cardiac Arrhythmias. Upbeat is affiliated to ‘Arrhythmia Alliance – The Heart Rhythm Charity
  • Heart & Stroke Encyclopaedia - (American Heart Association)

Other Links

  • Age UK - General Advice, Insurance, Home Help etc
  • Drugwatch - Drugwatch.com is a comprehensive Web site featuring extensive information about medications, drug interactions, and drug side effects.
  • Help for Carers - Useful help on getting support, assessments, benefits etc
  • Hope And Heart - Hope has been found to be an important predictor in the course of Heart Disease, but it is currently unknown what contributes to feelings of hope in people living with Heart Disease. I am conducting a research study as part of my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Hull into just what these contributors are. The long-term goal is to incorporate any findings into cardiac rehabilitation to foster hope and well-being. Please help me and take part in my survey.
  • NICE - Nice is an independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health.
  • Nutritionist Resource - The purpose of the site is ultimately to provide the UK with a huge nutrition support network, enabling those in need to find a nutritionist close to them and appropriate for their needs. This is a free, confidential service that will provide those seeking support with all the information they need. Every nutritionist on the site who has submitted their profile has either sent a copy of their qualifications and insurance cover to us, or is registered with a professional body with recognised codes of ethics and practice, this way we can be assured of their professionalism.
  • Sudbury Suffolk -Details of What's On In Sudbury etc
  • Suffolk Family Carers - Find out how Suffolk Family Carers can help you with information and support. You don't have to do it alone - our services are FREE.
  • Walking The Way To Health - (WHI) is the largest national body promoting and setting the standards for led health walks. It is a joint initiative between Natural England and the British Heart Foundation.

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