Are you interested in influencing UK Government policy on medical research and the life sciences sector, and helping to tackle one of the UK's biggest killers? 🧪🫀 If so, you may be the Public Affairs Officer we are looking for! Apply before the 16th here 👇

We caught up with @amandahackettk2969.bsky.social at LPC25 last month, to discuss the Government's work to tackle CVD and how we can work together to achieve those ambitions. Thank you for championing this in Parliament, Amanda!

Good to hear @england.nhs.uk Chief Exec, Sir Jim Mackey, highlight the importance of collaboration to realise change in his keynote address at @thekingsfund.bsky.social this afternoon 🤝

Many thanks to @gordonmckee.bsky.social for securing this important debate on inequalities in access to fresh and nutritious food, and for raising awareness of the link between access to healthy food, obesity and heart disease 🤝

1/3 Today, we were delighted to present highlights of our policy work with @thebhf.bsky.social ’s patient panels over the past two years.

📢 Parliamentary evidence session today exploring how the Govt can help reduce obesity rates. Timely as ever. Expert panellists include Katharine Jenner @oha-updates.bsky.social, Dr Kawther Hashem and Nika Padja @biteback2030.bsky.social Tune in from 9:30am here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

📢 Upcoming Parliamentary Evidence Session: How can the Govt help reduce obesity rates? Our Director Katharine Jenner will join a panel of experts on 5th November to examine ways that the Govt could intervene in the food system to ⬇️ rates of obesity. 1/2

Thank you to all Peers who have spoken in favour of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill in the House of Lords so far ❤️ This landmark Bill is a crucial step toward protecting future generations from the harms of smoking, and your support brings us closer to smokefree future 🚭

📢 Day 3 of Committee Stage for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is taking place later today! We’re encouraged by the support in the Lords so far, and call on all Peers to keep up the momentum. Let’s get this Bill over the line!

🚨 We’re looking for a new Public Affairs Officer to join our award-winning team! This is an exciting opportunity to help influence UK Government policy on medical research and the life sciences sector and tackle one of the UK's biggest killers.⚡️ Apply below 👇 t.co/5a7QecwPBs

🚨 The new Fundraising Code is effective from tomorrow!🚨 The updated Code marks the most significant revision since 2019. www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/code/code-2025

1/5 With the autumn budget fast approaching, BHF have made a submission calling for the following...🧵

Every year in the UK there are as many as 18,000 deaths from smoking-related CVD. That is 50 lives lost every day. 💔 Over 1,200 public health professionals have written to health spokespeople from all parties, urging swift passage of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill 🚭

📢The Tobacco and Vapes Bill enters Committee Stage in the House of Lords today! Every year in the UK there are as many as 18,000 deaths from smoking-related CVD. That is 50 lives lost daily to smoking-related CVD 💔

In the UK, around 70% of cases of CVD can be attributed to modifiable risk factors, such as obesity and smoking 🚬 That's why BHF will continue to call on Govt to take bold action to tackle these risk factors, to help people live healthier lives and prevent cases of CVD 🚭

We're at the Science Gallery in London today, to celebrate the official launch of the BHF-UK DRI Centre for Vascular Dementia Research (CVDR) - a partnership with @TheBHF 🎉 Looking forward to hearing from all our Group Leaders throughout the day 👏

Happy #WorldRestartAHeart Day! Every second counts when someone’s heart stops🫀 ⌚️Take 15mins out of your day to learn CPR with our free, interactive, online training course, RevivR www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-...

Great to see DHSC's review of the Carr-Hill formula has launched ❤️ This model of funding for general practice fails to account for the increased healthcare need in deprived areas, contributing to inequalities in primary care services across England, including for CVD. www.gov.uk/government/n...

CVD is one of the UK’s biggest drivers of health inequalities 💔 Writing for @rcphysicians.bsky.social, our Senior Policy Officer, Amy Murgatroyd, highlights why sector coalitions are pivotal to ensuring Govt delivers coordinated action to reduce inequalities 🔗 www.rcp.ac.uk/news-and-med...

After a busy couple of weeks, that's a wrap on our Party Conference activity for 2025! 🤝

Thank you for having us @smfthinktank.bsky.social! CVD is the biggest driver of the gap in life expectancy in England 💔 It was great to explore how policymakers can take effective action to tackle health inequalities across the country at #CPC25 today. Look out for a recording of the session 👀

📢This afternoon, our Health Analytics Lead, Tom Almond, will be joining @smfthinktank.bsky.social's panel at #CPC25 on how policymakers can address health inequalities across the country 📈 📍Today, 13:00-14:00, Chester Suite, The Midland Hotel (secure zone)

We're at the Conservative party conference in Manchester! 👋 We’ll be engaging MPs, councillors and others in our call to #MakeHealthEqual. If you're here, come and see us at stand 21. 📍 #CPC25

The @bhfpolicy.bsky.social team are off to Manchester this weekend for Conservative Party Conference! If you live in a constituency with a Conservative MP, please do email them and ask them to meet with us to discuss how we can work together to tackle CVD ❤️👇 act.bhf.org.uk/page/174743/... #CPC25

🌟 Exciting Opportunity! 🌟 Apply to join Sustain's Recipe for Change team as a Campaigns Intern! www.sustainweb.org/jobs/campaig... #JobOpportunity #CampaignsIntern #SocialChange #FoodAndFarming #HealthierFood #PublicMobilisation #CommunityEngagement #DiversityAndInclusion

And that’s a wrap on Labour Party Conference 2025! Thanks to the 100+ MPs who came by our stand and pledged their support for working together towards healthier hearts. ❤️‍🩹 #LPC25

📢 From today, legislation to restrict volume-based price promotions on certain food and drinks high in saturated fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) comes into force in England bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thanks to the Health team for visiting our stand at Labour Party Conference!🌹@skinnock.bsky.social @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social @zubirahmed.bsky.social @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social @karinsmythmp.bsky.social We look forward to working with you towards healthier hearts for longer. ❤️ #LPC25

Great to meet @dannybealesmp.bsky.social at #LPC25 to discuss tackling long waits and rising inequalities in heart care. We are looking forward to him joining us at our panel event today: Tackling CVD to build a healthier, more equal nation at 3.30pm in the Purpose Coalition pod. #HeartsNeedMore

Thank you @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social for visiting us at #LPC25 to discuss all the opportunities to improve CVD outcomes; from the Tobacco & Vapes Bill, neighbourhood health & the Modern Service Framework, we look forward to working with you to make sure everyone has a healthier heart for longer ❤️

Great to meet Minister of State for Health and Social Care, @karinsmythmp.bsky.social at #LPC25 to discuss tackling long waits and rising inequalities in heart care. Thank you for your support. Together we can power breakthroughs❤️

📣 We're encouraged to see that a date has now been set for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill to enter Committee Stage in the House of Lords. With 40 lives lost every day to smoking-related cardiovascular disease, the Bill must be passed without delay 💔

We were pleased to speak to Health Secretary @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social yesterday at #LPC25 & are delighted that he's committed to improving cardiovascular outcomes. Lots of work to do to meet the Govt ambition to reduce early CVD death by 25%, but together, we can make this a reality ❤️

It's World Heart Day! We're at Labour Party Conference - come along and see us at Stand C4 to discuss how we can work together towards a world where everyone has a healthier heart for longer 🫀 #WorldHeartDay2025 #LPC25

We know that cardiovascular disease is one of the biggest drivers of health inequality in the UK. We are proud to support the campaign to #makehealthequal ❤️ Lovely to see the @healthequals.bsky.social team at #LPC25 today!

📢 Check out AMRC's latest report on the role of charities in preventing ill health BHF-funded research on using AI to detect heart attacks before they strike is also featured 🤖❤️

Later this week, we're heading to Labour Party Conference to talk to MPs about the bold action required to achieve the Government’s goal of reducing early deaths from heart disease and stroke by 25% over the next decade. Visit us at Stand C4 if you're attending! #LPC25

ICYMI 🆕 BHF analysis warns that 40 lives are lost each day to smoking-attributable cardiovascular disease 💔 Along with @ashorguk.bsky.social we're calling on Govt to urgently prioritise the Tobacco and Vapes Bill's passage through Parliament 🏦 Read more here 👉 www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/n...

Meeting with @tommorrisonmp.bsky.social was a great way to round off our time at #LDConf! Thank you for your support - we're looking forward to working together to help more people live longer, healthier lives. ❤️ #HeartsNeedMore

Thank you @smfthinktank.bsky.social for having us to discuss the importance of tackling health inequalities across the country ❤️ You can watch the discussion here 📽️ youtube.com/watch?v=Aa1I...

We’re taking part in @smfthinktank.bsky.social's panel "Ending the postcode lottery: how policymakers can address health inequalities across the country" at Liberal Democrat Party Conference this afternoon! 💛🌻 Don't forget to drop by - details here: www.smf.co.uk/party_confer...

ICYMI 🆕 report from @age-uk.bsky.social highlights the unique health inequalities faced by older Black Caribbean adults in the UK 📢👇 www.ageuk.org.uk/siteassets/d...

Our Head of Government and External Affairs, Alex Kenney, will be speaking on the @smfthinktank.bsky.social panel at Liberal Democrat Party Conference. ⬇️💛

📢A new report by @amrc-uk.bsky.social reveals that non-commercial research has added £72.2bn to the UK economy over the past decade! Our Chief Scientific and Medical Officer, Prof Bryan Williams, is quoted highlighting the impact this vital funding has had on CVD research for the past 60 years ❤️

The @BHFPolicy team are heading to Liberal Democrat Party Conference this weekend! If you live in a constituency with a Lib Dem MP, please do email them and ask them to meet with us in Bournemouth, to discuss how we can work together towards healthier hearts 👇💛 act.bhf.org.uk/page/174743/...

🆕 report out today from @into-action-health.bsky.social finds that too many people at risk of CVD are missing out on proven therapies 💔👇 Read their report here 🔗 www.into-action.health/impactreport

ICYMI 📉 New statistics from @nhsenglandldn.bsky.social published last week show that, in July, there were 403,148 people waiting for NHS planned cardiac care in England 🫀

📢 ICYMI New, independent analysis by the @universityofleeds.bsky.social found that location restrictions on products high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) in supermarkets, have led to a reduction in sales of unhealthy food 🛒 www.leeds.ac.uk/research-32/... @foodscileeds.bsky.social

Congratulations @zubirahmed.bsky.social on your appointment as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Health and Social Care! We look forward to continue working with you to make sure cardiovascular disease remains a key health priority 🤝❤️

The UK is still in a heart care crisis 💔 While the UK Government has committed to a new NHS framework for CVD in England, this must be designed and delivered properly. 📨 Email your MP today to demand action for cardiovascular care act.bhf.org.uk/page/174743/...