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Date

1 August 2026

Location

Guildford, Surrey

North Downs is back with a fabulous challenge setting out from our Guildford basecamp.

Patients admitted with acute heart failure who exhibit iron deficiency (ID) tend to have a longer and more expensive hospital stay and a greater likelihood of readmission, according to analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) in England presented today at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) conference in Manchester.

RESEARCH

University of Bristol | Professor Sarah Jane George

The build-up of fatty deposits in arteries causes narrowing of blood vessels, restricted blood flow and deprivation of oxygen, leading to heart and circulatory diseases. Conventional treatment for the narrowing of arteries is to implant a s...

The British Heart Foundation has launched the Big Beat Challenge, a £30m research funding award that will bring together world-leading researchers and innovators to identify and solve any of the biggest problems in heart and circulatory disease.

Latest NHS England figures reveal average ambulance response time for category 2 calls (which includes suspected heart attacks and strokes) have risen to 51 minutes in England. The target is 18 minutes.

Our network of 750 UK shops and stores will be temporarily closed from Thursday 19 March as we seek to protect staff, volunteers and customers from the spread of Coronavirus Covid-19.

Find out how a healthy heart works and its role in your circulation system.

Remote monitoring for patients who have recently had a heart attack reduces A&E attendance and prevents readmissions to hospital, according to research funded by us.

The heart care waiting list rose for the third month in a row in England, yet again bucking the trend of overall waiting lists declining.

We have come together with fellow organisations to turn the tide and improve the health of the population.