Know Your Pulse in the Media
The Know Your Pulse campaign was highlighted during this year's Heart Rhythm Week 6th – 12th June. This is an annual national event which gives anyone an opportunity to raise awareness of heart rhythm disorders. Awareness, education, parliamentary and fundraising activities took place across the length and breadth of the country during this year’s event.
Highlights from the week…
In Poole, Scarborough, Cornwall, Stoke on Trent, Bolton, Castleford, Reading, Birmingham and Bradford and Airedale, medical members utilised their cardiac and stroke networks, as well as GP practices to distrubute pulse check guides, posters and checklists.
In hospitals, supermarkets, schools and shopping centres across Bristol, London, Scarborough, Warwickshire, Dundee, Derby and Swindon pulse check events highlighted the importance of of this simple health check, by offering education to members of the public on how to take their pulse.
Thursday 9th June saw the Arrhythmia Alliance team at Birmingham New Street train station, distributing Know Your Pulse information to more than 3,000 people.
Nationally, Arrhythmia Alliance launched the Know Your Pulse film; a life-saving message in two minutes. This is now available for individuals to watch, download and play at GP surgeries and community centres in their community. Click here to view film.
Putting Pulse into Practice
Events across the UK…
- Bolton’s healthcare professionals join Heart Rhythm Week 2011
- Bristol-based celebrity Doctor Backs Heart Rhythm Week 2011
- Dales GP urges local people to keep their finger on the pulse
- Darent Valley Hospital Joins Heart Campaign to Prevent Thousands From Avoidable Death and Disability
- Hove Clinic runs pulse check week to support Heart Rhythm Week 2011
- Our A-A Midlands press release - Midlands Football Clubs Back Heart Rhythm Week 2011
- Free Pulse Check Cards for Birmingham Rail Commuters - Thursday June 9th 1pm-7pm
- Heart Rhythm Week beats its way through Bradford
- Have you got your finger on your pulse?
- Our Scotland press release - Top Scottish Golf Clubs Back Heart Rhythm Week 2011
- Brighton Heart specialists back call for GP-led pulse-checks
- Warrington & Salford Rugby fans get a chance to Know Their Pulse
- Our A-A Yorkshire press release - Yorkshire Football Clubs Back Heart Rhythm Week 2011
- Save a Life with a Two Minute Film Launched for Heart Rhythm Week 2011
- Routine Pulse Checks Could Prevent Thousands From Avoidable Death and Disability
- London Hospital Offers Free Pulse Checks to Support Heart Rhythm Week
- Get your finger on the pulse
- Islanders offered free test for heart health
- How healthy is your heart? Jersey Pulse Check Event
- Excellent turnout for free pulse checks at Grantham & District Hospital
- Putting pulse into practice
- Politicians to focus on heart disorder
Google Alerts:
- Andrew attends a 'World Heart Rhythm Week' event in Parliament
- Nigel backs heart charity
- Know Your Pulse
- Knowing Your Pulse Could Save Your Life! World Heart Rhythm Week 2011
- Heartbeat checks to be rolled out across town
- Press release - United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Free pulse checks at Grantham hospital - Lincolnshire Today ...
- Have you got your finger on your pulse? - Latest news - Latest ...
- Are you aged over 40? Have your pulse checked at hospital
- Free pulse checks at Grantham hospital
- Free pulse checks for the over 40s
- Wolves back Stroke Association campaign
- Know Your Pulse campaign
- Saving lives with a finger on the pulse
- Arrhythmia Alliance Urging People and GPs to Actively Participate in Heart ...
- Get your finger on the pulse
- How healthy is your heart? Jersey Pulse Check Event
- All it takes is two Fingers on a Pulse to Save a Life
- Free pulse checks
- Rhythm off beat? Check your heart
- MP Jim gets pulse checked at Westminster to test his heartbeat
- Redditch MP gets to the heart of the matter
- NHS - Putting pulse into practice
- Free heart health tests offered
- World Heart Rhythm Week - Arrhythmia Alliance - OrganizedWisdom Health
- SLCSN calls for GP pulse checks and heart rhythm awareness
- Andrew Jones MP encourages constituents to check their pulse
- Heart campaign could 'save lives' says father
Health chiefs issue appeal as figures are revealed on sufferers of irregular heartbeat
More than 500 people in the Bradford district are living with a potentially-fatal “ticking timebomb” which puts them at risk of a sudden cardiac arrest, heart attack or stroke.
‘Know Your Pulse’ Guide added to NHS Health Check website
The NHS Health Check website is a useful tool for anyone working in health or social care with an interest in the prevention of vascular disease and vascular risk assessment and management.
To read more visit: www.nhshealthcheck.nhs.uk
Pulse Check Guide supports NHS Cardiovascular Risk Checks
Health Options™, the health check software from Health Diagnostics, has integrated the Arrhythmia Alliance’s, ‘Know Your Pulse’ fact sheet. The information has been added to the software’s blood pressure screen in order to support health professionals in delivery of CVD Health Checks to patients.
Click here to view.
Another achievement for ‘Know Your Pulse’
Health Minister Backs Know Your Pulse Campaign