Activities
The British Heart Foundation focuses on five areas of cardiovascular health:
- Research - BHF will continue to pioneer research into the causes of heart disease and improved methods of prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
- Information - BHF will provide vital information to help people reduce their own heart health risk.
- Campaigning - BHF will get government to establish policies that minimise the risk of developing heart and circulatory disease
- Care - BHF will help attain the highest possible standards of care and support for patients.
- Equality - BHF will reduce inequalities in the levels of heart disease across the UK
In 2006 The British Heart Foundation had an income of just over £100m. In 2010 the BHF spent their income on Research (57%), care and prevention (43%).
BHF invested a net £48.4 million in research during the year. In Prevention and Care, as well as funding their ongoing activity in healthcare professionals (£2.5 million), placing defibrillators in places of need (£1.4 million) and producing heart health resources for all age groups. BHF also invested £4 million in four new large programmes and ten cluster projects under the Hearty Lives initiative. They also invested £0.5 million in their Heart Information Series.
Case studies of how BHF work has helped individuals can be found in their here . This includes examples of their research work and local volunteering activity.
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