We will transform care and support

What we will do

Funding cutting-edge research and innovation is the beating heart of BHF. But we need to turn the knowledge this research generates into improvements in care, into the information and support that helps people manage their conditions, and into transformational influencing campaigns that save and improve lives.

With our health systems in crisis and heart health inequalities widening, our work in these areas has never been more needed. Our helpline responds to up to 30,000 contacts a year, while our online health information receives millions of views each month.

In our strategy, we set out to reach more people with this vital work. We will increase our investment in innovations that have the potential to transform heart care. We will provide health information and support to millions more people when they need it most. And we will continue our mission to create a Nation of Lifesavers, trained in CPR and able to access a public-access defibrillator in the ultimate medical emergency.

Our objectives

To achieve our strategy, we will:

1. Grow the scale and scope of BHF’s healthcare innovation funding, leading to the rollout of pioneering models of care across the NHS.
2. Make BHF’s information and support available to every family in need, at the point of need.
3. Grow the number of people trained in CPR and able to access a defibrillator, to help improve out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates.
4. Influence the governments and health services in all four nations to prioritise tackling cardiovascular disease and reducing health inequalities.

We need to turn the knowledge our research generates into improvements in care, into information that helps people manage their conditions, and into transformational campaigns that save and improve lives.

Professor Bryan Williams, Chief Scientific and Medical Officer