Profile

Contact Details

Member: Josh Parsons
Company: British Heart Foundation
Mobile: 07811 765 948
Email: parsonsjo@bhf.org.uk
Website: bhf.org.uk
Nexus Role: Member
Category: Charity

Services

Research Funding: Providing funding for cutting-edge research into heart and circulatory diseases.
Health Information: Offering advice and information on heart health, prevention, and managing heart conditions.
Support Services: Providing support services for individuals and families affected by heart and circulatory diseases, including helplines and support groups.
Fundraising Events: Organizing and supporting various fundraising events throughout the year to raise funds for research and other charitable activities.
Campaigning and Advocacy: Engaging in campaigning and advocacy efforts to raise awareness about heart health issues and advocate for policy changes.
Community Initiatives: Supporting community-based initiatives aimed at promoting heart health and preventing heart disease through educational programs, outreach events, and partnerships with local organisations.

Business Profile

In the UK, someone dies from a heart or circulatory condition every three minutes. That’s about the same time as it takes to make a cup of tea. Today, with your help, we can support the science and research that develops the treatments for this disease. Act now to prevent heartbreak for families affected by heart and circulatory disease.

Money raised to support the BHF will help to continue our vital heart research. Research is the most powerful weapon we’ve got, and for over 60 years we’ve funded studies that have revolutionised the understanding and treatment of cardiovascular disease. We’ve funded research which has led to the development of treatments and procedures that we now take for granted such as statins, stents, pacemakers and heart transplants. However as 7.6 million people still face a daily battle with heart and circulatory diseases in the UK (this includes 200,000 people in Essex) there’s still so much to do.

We’re currently funding over 800 different research projects across the country with many projects taking place here in the East of England region (especially in Cambridge). BHF-funded science helps people of all ages including those who have suffered a heart attack and babies born with a congenital heart defect. And we know that heart disease, stroke, vascular dementia and diabetes are all connected, so our research starts with the heart but doesn’t end there. We fund the science that will hopefully one day put an end heart and circulatory diseases. We also have a variety of offerings that can support Corporate Social Responsibility strategies of supporters and clients, including CPR training to help upskill the nations ability to save a life.

In Essex, we want to work with more individuals and organisations to enable us to fund more world-class science, making discoveries happen, and turning them into medical advances that transform and save lives. If you want to play your part in changing the future of heart and circulatory disease, please reach out to the Essex Fundraising Manager for the BHF, Josh Parsons.