New heart plan petition has now closed

A big thank you to everyone who took part by signing the petition either in our Shops up and down the country, or by signing it online.

We had an overwhelming response – over 160,000 of you took part - helping us send a really strong message to the Government – that we need a new heart plan in England to tackle the UK’s biggest killer.

Peter Hollins, Chief Executive delivered the petition directly to Number 10 on 1 March 2010 - the week of the anniversary of the publication of the Governments current plan to tackle heart disease.

What next?

Following our campaign for a new heart plan and the launch of our petition, the Government has agreed to review their current plan for heart disease and the BHF is working closely with them on this.

Is this campaign only for England?

Our campaign focused on England because the current plan for England (known as the National Service Framework) reached its tenth anniversary in 2010.

Similar frameworks in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are in use by health services until 2011 and beyond.

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