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We're @TheBHF in Scotland, funding world-leading research into heart diseases, stroke & vascular dementia, and risk factors like diabetes.

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linkhttps://www.bhf.org.uk/scotland calendar_today07-08-2013 13:24:42

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Great show in Glasgow Times featuring brilliant Stuart Caldwell who will be tackling Manchester Marathon this weekend to raise funds for the BHF ❤️ adidas Running

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HUGE thanks to Steven McMillan and the members of Bravehearts Boxing Gym for their ongoing support, and for their generous donation of £1000.

Your kindness is helping to fund our lifesaving research which will keep families together for longer ❤🥼🔬

HUGE thanks to Steven McMillan and the members of Bravehearts Boxing Gym for their ongoing support, and for their generous donation of £1000. Your kindness is helping to fund our lifesaving research which will keep families together for longer ❤🥼🔬
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With action on smoking, alcohol harm and unhealthy foods promised, 2024 could be a momentous year for public health in Scotland – but only if ministers push ahead with legislation bit.ly/3VnlTwC Partner content from BHF Scotland

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Nominations for our Heart Hero and Young Heart Hero Awards are now open! Know someone who’s made a difference to those living with heart and circulatory diseases in Scotland? Then we want to know. Hear from David McColgan Head of BHF Scotland and nominate at bhf.org.uk/heartheroes

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Happy 50th birthday to our colleagues ASH Scotland and thank you for the continued efforts to tackle ill-health from tobacco and related products.

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Annabelle, age 3, was awarded Young Heart Hero at our 2023 Heart Hero Awards!
She was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, a congenital heart disease.
Annabelle spent her first 7 months of life in the hospital, and finally came home in July 2020. She has endured multiple…

Annabelle, age 3, was awarded Young Heart Hero at our 2023 Heart Hero Awards! She was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, a congenital heart disease. Annabelle spent her first 7 months of life in the hospital, and finally came home in July 2020. She has endured multiple…
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We’re in Edinburgh today hosting the BHF Scotland National Cardiac Clinical conference.

Looking forward to the exciting agenda from a wide range of speakers

We’re in Edinburgh today hosting the BHF Scotland National Cardiac Clinical conference. Looking forward to the exciting agenda from a wide range of speakers
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Nominations for our Heart Hero Awards and Young Heart Hero Awards are now open❤️
Celebrate with us those in Scotland who are making a difference against heart and circulatory diseases!
Hear from our Chief Executive Charmaine Griffiths and submit your nominations today…

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Great discussion BHF Scotland panel

➡️ coronary heart disease is biggest killer in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 & services are in crisis

➡️ over 10 yrs ScotGov funded just £3m over 2 heart disease plans

➡️ CVD costs NHS 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 £880m / year

Our Modern Efficient Local vision for our NHS tackles this

Great discussion @BHFScotland panel #SCC24 ➡️ coronary heart disease is biggest killer in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 & services are in crisis ➡️ over 10 yrs ScotGov funded just £3m over 2 heart disease plans ➡️ CVD costs NHS 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 £880m / year Our Modern Efficient Local vision for our NHS tackles this
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A day to remember! Rangers Charity Foundation presented the BHF with a £25,000 cheque, met , Rangers FC sported our t-shirts, and Scarlett Dougan led the teams out as one of the matchday mascots ❤️📷

A day to remember! Rangers Charity Foundation presented the BHF with a £25,000 cheque, #Hearty met #BroxiBear, Rangers FC sported our t-shirts, and Scarlett Dougan led the teams out as one of the matchday mascots ❤️📷 #heartmonth2024 #keepingfamilestogetherforlonger
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Clinicians are passionate about supporting patients and keen to support service improvement but we need a government behind them to support and fund them Jackie Baillie

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When patients cannot see GPs, cannot access diagnostic services, they self present at A&E and that creates major capacity issues for our services and our NHS Staff Jackie Baillie

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£3 million investment into heart disease service improvement is not enough, we need to see greater investment that supports diagnostics, treatment and care Jackie Baillie

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What troubles me most is that deaths from coronary heart disease were in decline for many years, and now they are increasing and that has to be a concern Jackie Baillie

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