We’ve made steady progress towards our research policy goals in 2025. As the year comes to an end, we’re reflecting on some of the key moments that shaped the CVD research landscape🧵👇

A huge thank you to @ldbrianmathewmp.bsky.social for visiting his local @thebhf.bsky.social shop in Devizes a couple of weeks ago! Brian met with the amazing BHF staff and volunteers to discuss how their work is helping to fund lifesaving research into cardiovascular disease ❤️🔬

🧵 Party conferences were a huge part of our 2025. This year, we connected with over 140 MPs across three conferences, hosted a fringe featuring @terryjermymp.bsky.social and @dannybealesmp.bsky.social, and joined panels with sector stakeholders to champion heart health. 📢

As 2025 draws to a close, we're celebrating the big wins for prevention and cardiovascular health🫀 Dive into these in the thread below ⬇️

Cardiovascular disease is the single biggest driver of the gap in life expectancy between the richest and poorest areas in England 💔 A person's chance of living a long life in good heart health shouldn't depend on where they live. That's why we're doing all we can to tackle CVD inequalities ❤️‍🩹

📢Today, @ippr.org has launched its new Centre for Health and Prosperity ❤️ We’re proud to be a founding member of the Centre, which builds on the fantastic work of the three-year Commission 🧵 www.ippr.org/articles/bui....

📢 Yesterday, the Government published the Environmental Improvement Plan, which made several commitments on clear air 📢 With at least 9,000 cardiovascular deaths linked to air pollution annually in the UK, it's crucial progress to improve our air quality continues.

ICYMI 🚨Last week’s Autumn Budget included key announcements for cardiovascular health: 🥛SDIL expanded to milk-based drinks 🏥250 new neighbourhood health centres 👩‍🔬 £8.5m boost for international researchers Read our analysis here: www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/n...

🧠🔬 A thriving UK R&D ecosystem fuels breakthroughs in cardiovascular research - driving innovation, saving lives, and supporting the millions living with heart and circulatory conditions.

Yesterday, the Chancellor delivered the Autumn budget, setting out the Government's fiscal plan for the year ahead 💰 Read on to see what this means for cardiovascular health and care 🧵

📢 The Govt is extending the soft drink levy to include sugary milk-based drinks 📢 BHF welcomes the announced changes and hopes to see continued progress to improve access to healthier food across the nation 📈 www.gov.uk/government/n...

This week, the UK Government launched the first ever Men’s Health Strategy for England ❤️ Read our full response, including what this means for men's cardiovascular health, here 🔗👇 www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/n...

Day 6 of Committee Stage for the Tobacco & Vapes Bill took place on Monday in the House of Lords 🏦 Peers debated extending smokefree places and making all future pavement licenses smokefree 🚭

It's #SugarAwarenessWeek and @actionsaltsugar.bsky.social has published a 🆕 report revealing the high levels of sugar and saturated fat in popular snack bars – despite many marketing claims suggesting otherwise.

📢 Today, the UK Government has published the first ever Men's Health Strategy for England. @thebhf.bsky.social welcomes this Strategy as an acknowledgement of the inequalities in health, including cardiovascular health, that men across the country face ❤️ www.gov.uk/government/n...

⏰Applications for our Public Affairs Officer role close this Sunday! If you're interested in championing cardiovascular research and helping to drive change within heart health, apply below 👇

New statistics out today from NHS England show that the elective waiting list for heart care has dropped below 400,000 people for the first time since 2023, which is promising to see ❤️‍🩹 🧵⬇️

📢Day 5 of Committee Stage of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is underway! Today, Peers are discussing vape devices and the marketing of nicotine products. We’re encouraged by the continued support in the Lords and urge Peers to keep supporting this landmark Bill 🚭

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 💔