Join the Heart Voices community

What is Heart Voices?

Heart Voices is our Patient and Public Involvement network that brings together people affected by heart and circulatory conditions.

Members share their unique experiences and perspectives to help shape our research, health information and policy work, and help us better understand what matters most to patients, carers and their loved ones.

You do not need any previous experience of taking part in similar activities. We actively encourage people with no experience to take part, and we particularly want to hear from people from underserved groups to help us improve our work.

Why get involved?

When you join Heart Voices, you’ll have the opportunity to:

help improve information and support for people affected by heart and circulatory conditions
influence decisions about what research we fund
share your experiences to help shape campaigns and policy work
ensure we are representing the needs of underserved communities
meet and build connections with people who have been through similar experiences to you.

Most importantly, you'll help make sure the voices of people affected by heart and circulatory conditions are heard.

Join our Heart Voices community

The difference Heart Voices members make

Research

Members provide feedback on research funding applications, helping to shape research priorities, and ensuring patient perspectives are considered in important decisions. This helps us make sure our research reflects the priorities of people affected by heart and circulatory conditions.

Health information

By reviewing leaflets, webpages, videos and other resources, members use their lived experience to help us create health information that is relevant, accessible and easy to understand. This ensures that our information reflects real experiences, and answers the questions people most want answered.

Policy and public affairs

Members have shared their perspectives on healthcare services, treatment pathways and wider issues affecting people living with heart and circulatory conditions. Their insights help us to highlight unmet needs, advocate for change, and ensure decision makers understand the realities faced by patients and families.

The initial reason I got involved was to give back after surviving serious cardiac events, but I've been so pleasantly surprised by all the other benefits I've got back from being involved.

Sally, Heart Voices member

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STEP 1

Sign up

Select ‘sign up to Heart Voices’ in this section to complete our form. It’s open to UK residents over 16 affected by a heart condition. No experience is needed.

STEP 2

We'll be in touch with opportunities

Look out for emails from us about exciting ways to get involved, from shaping research to improving health information and policies.

STEP 3

Help shape our work

Share your experiences to help ensure our work meets the needs of other people affected by heart and circulatory conditions.

More ways to help shape our work

Attendees taking part in a BHF health content workshop

Diversity across our involvement opportunities

We want everyone to have the chance to shape our work. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, particularly underrepresented groups.

Find out how we're tackling inequalities

Patient involvement for researchers

Applying for a BHF grant? Learn how patient and public involvement can strengthen your clinical studies and trials.

Involve patients in your research

Frequently asked questions

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