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 | 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.
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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.
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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.
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2 months ago |
bhf.org.uk | Imogen Blake
A Royal Navy veteran who paid over £25,000 for heart surgery to avoid NHS delays is supporting our campaign to fix an “unprecedented crisis” in cardiovascular care. Photo: ABNM PhotographyEx-weapons engineer Neil Wogan, 52, from Wigan, first went to the GP in May 2023 as he had a feeling of tight pressure in his chest. He had an ECG within a few weeks, but he didn’t find out if it had identified a problem, and he had to wait four months to see a cardiologist.
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2 months ago |
bhf.org.uk | Imogen Blake
The heart care waiting list rose in December 2024, despite a fall in the overall list for treatment and care, latest figures show. Today’s figures show that there are now 423,245 people waiting for ‘routine’ cardiac care, up from 420,589 in November. Since the start of 2024, the heart care waiting list has risen by 4 per cent (17,285). The list has more than doubled since December 2020, when it stood at 197,938.
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