What's Going On?
GP Dr Jane Gilbert explains what it means to have heart failure.
what is heart failure, swelling, blood pressure, self-management
What Life can be Like
GP Dr Jane Gilbert explains what causes heart failure and suggests practical steps to understand how to manage symptoms, when to seek help and why exercise and diet is important.
heart failure, swelling, blood pressure, self-management
More Severe Disease
We meet a patient who is managing his heart failure with medication and a pacemaker.
heart failure, swelling, blood pressure, self-management
Adjusting to a New Way of Life
Dr Carl Brookes Cardiologist sees a patient with more severe heart failure who is addressing the psychological effects of having the disease.
heart failure, swelling, blood pressure, self-management
When you've got Heart Failure and COPD
A story of support at home. Cardiac Specialist Nurse Sue Paterson makes a home visit to one of her patients.
heart failure, COPD, blood pressure, self-management
Stop Smoking
You are 4 times more likely to be successful with expert help than going it alone.
COPD, smoking, support, stop smoking
Healthy Eating
Broken down into food groups, the film navigates healthy eating along the supermarket aisles and delivers some memorable nuggets of advice!
healthy eating, shopping list, supermarket, advice
Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction CAN be an early warning sign of heart disease. Talk to your doctor! “The good news is that we can both manage the erectile dysfunction and obviously, hopefully stop you getting a heart attack or a stroke.”
erectile dysfunction, heart failure, erection, advice
Looking after People
A sensitively portrayed case study of an elderly man admitted to hospital showing how a patient can be kept comfortable at home or at hospital.
heart failure, hospital, management, support
