Heart Failure Awareness Week: 29 April – 5 May
April 12, 2024
Heart Failure Awareness Week aims to raise awareness about the importance of recognising heart failure symptoms early, getting an accurate diagnosis and receiving optimal treatment. We know that the prognosis of heart failure is worse than some common cancers, and early intervention with evidence-based treatments not only improves morbidity and mortality but potentially avoids hospital admission.
As part of the awareness week, our acute heart failure and community teams will be teaming up with other colleagues from the Black Country ICS to promote Heart Failure Awareness Week. The team will be visiting the following locations below where they will be promoting the signs and symptoms of possible heart failure and signposting to try and encourage earlier detection as well as educating the public on everything heart failure.
| Date | Time | Location |
| Monday 29 April | 8am – 2pm | Bilston Market, Pinfold Street, WV14 0DN |
| Monday 29 April | 9am – 3pm | Tesco, Silver Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6DZ |
| Tuesday 30 April | 9am – 3pm | Tesco, Fox Oak Street, Cradley Heath, B64 5DF |
| Wednesday 1 May | 9am – 3pm | Morrisons, Middle Piece Way, Willenhall, WV13 1QG |
| Thursday 2 May | 9am – 3pm | Tesco, 46 New Square, West Bromwich, B70 7PR |
| Friday 3 May | 9am – 2pm | Dudley Market Place, High Street, DY1 1PQ |
| Saturday 4 May | 10am – 4pm | Walsall Town Centre, Lower Hall Lane, St Matthews Quarter, WS1 1PU |
For more information, please email acuteheartfailurenurses@nhs.net.