Our statistics compendium presents the latest statistics for journalists, healthcare professionals, researchers and the general public. Statistics are very important to the BHF. They give our staff, ...

The Circuit is the national defibrillator network. It maps defibrillators across the UK. This allows ambulance services to locate the nearest registered defibrillator when a bystander calls 999 in ...

Our Fundraising Groups and Branches are the face of the British Heart Foundation in their local communities. These groups are made up of volunteers and we have over 100 Groups and Branches across the ...

Our Fundraising Groups and Branches are the face of the British Heart Foundation in their local communities. These groups are made up of volunteers and we have over 100 Groups and Branches across the ...

The heart care waiting list fell in April 2025, latest figures from NHS England show. There were 418,892 people waiting for ...

The Chancellor announced investments for the NHS and research and development in yesterday’s Spending Review. The Spending ...

Women, people from ethnic minority backgrounds, and those from the most deprived communities are less likely to receive ...

Researchers noted that in a previous study of men with a pre-existing cardiovascular condition, hopelessness was linked to a ...

Weight-loss injections may lower the risk of having a cardiac arrest, heart attack or stroke, but increase the risk of drug-induced pancreatitis, according to a new study. Over the past few years, ...

BHF dietitian Victoria Taylor says: While there is often concern about the links between caffeine and heart health, a moderate amount of tea or coffee (four or five cups a day) should be fine for most ...

If you have a heart or circulatory condition, or you care for someone with one, it’s important to look after your own needs. “Self-care is about looking after your physical and mental health to ...

If you want to measure your blood pressure at home, or have been asked to do so by your doctor, this blood pressure chart can help you understand what your reading means. It also comes with a 25-week ...