HFA Public Health
Promoting quality of care for patients with heart failure
Heart Failure Matters Patient Website
With simple changes in lifestyle and appropriate treatment, many people with heart failure live full and active lives. Heartfailurematters.org helps patients and their families get a better understanding of how to live with heart failure.
Heart Failure Awareness Days taking place from 27 April to 3 May 2026
Heart Failure Awareness Days (HFAD) are held every year in May. Join your National Heart Failure Society and Working Groups in organising events to raise awareness about the importance of recognising heart failure symptoms early, getting an accurate diagnosis and receiving optimal treatment.
Patient Website Heart Failure Matters
In this video, Professor Stefan Stoerk, chairperson of the HeartFailureMatters.org committee, and Mrs Maggie Simpson, committee member, ACNAP representative and nurse, explain how to use the website and why it is a valuable support tool for cardiologists, nurses and caregivers in their daily practice with patients. They highlight how the website empowers users with a range of tools, videos and multilingual resources to help manage daily life with heart failure, improve communication with healthcare professionals and enhance quality of life. HeartFailureMatters.org offers guideline-based content, practical charts and patient-friendly explanations, making it a trusted resource for anyone affected by heart failure, as well as for healthcare professionals seeking to provide evidence-based support to their patients.
Learn more about the HFM patient website.