British Heart Foundation

British Heart Foundation

Every year, we invest over £100 million into research focused on heart and circulatory diseases and their underlying causes. This includes conditions like heart disease, stroke, vascular dementia, and diabetes; all of which are interconnected and fall within our area of study. Our research has led to remarkable advancements, including machines capable of restarting hearts, techniques to repair arteries in newborns, devices to regulate heart rhythms, and even the ability to provide transplant hearts. While we've made significant strides in improving survival rates, heart and circulatory diseases still claim the lives of 1 in 4 people in the UK, leaving a trail of sorrow in their wake. Thus, our mission remains critical and urgent. Through our research, we strive to safeguard the health of those we cherish: our parents, siblings, grandparents, and friends. Research is at the core of our identity. It embodies our commitment to discovering future treatments and cures, and our determination to eliminate heartbreak for good. The progress we've achieved has been made possible by generous donations from individuals like you. Together, we can continue to make breakthroughs and ultimately conquer heartbreak.

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  • 2 weeks ago | bhf.org.uk | Imogen Blake

    The UK’s heart health has declined more quickly at the start of the 2020s than in any other decade for over 50 years, we've warned today. Jojo Clark with husband Matthew and their two children. Matthew died of a heart attack in 2023New analysis shows there has been a rise in the rate and number of deaths in working-age adults aged 20-64 from cardiovascular disease in the UK.

  • 1 month ago | bhf.org.uk | Josie Roberts

    We will be opening a brand-new store concept ‘Store of the Future’ on Thursday 1 May in Edinburgh’s Straiton Retail Park.  We have always been committed to driving sustainability. Whether that’s saving 54,000 tonnes of goods from going to waste each year, including 186,000 sofas and armchairs, selling over 11,000 tonnes of preloved clothes, or using energy efficient lighting in our stores across the country, for example. Now we are taking the next step in that journey.

  • 1 month ago | bhf.org.uk | Josie Roberts

    Gen R is leading the way in embracing the Reuse Revolution with a survey out today revealing four in five Brits now shop second hand every month. The ‘Re-use, Reduce, Recycle’ generation of mindful shoppers is becoming more cost savvy and environmentally conscious, with three in 10 shoppers choosing pre-loved every week.

  • 2 months ago | bhf.org.uk

    Find out how active listening can help you support a loved one dealing with a health problem with NHS Clinical Psychologist Dr Katie Murray (PhD).

  • 2 months ago | bhf.org.uk | Imogen Blake

    The heart care waiting list rose yet again in January 2025, latest figures from NHS England show. There were 425,398 people waiting for ‘routine’ cardiac care in England at the end of January, up from 423,245 in December 2024. Since January 2024, the  heart care waiting list has risen by 4 per cent (17,337). The list has more than doubled since January 2021, when it stood at 200,066.