On Sunday 22 September, Stephen met with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool to discuss the urgent need to improve the UK’s heart care.
Over the past six decades, the UK has made large strides in improving outcomes for people with heart and circulatory diseases. Yet, recent BHF analysis shows that progress is at risk, with premature deaths from heart and circulatory diseases at a 10-year high.
Stephen discussed BHF’s call on the new Government to make heart health a priority. He heard about their Heart Disease Action Plan. BHF also showed Stephen data about heart disease in East Ham, where 7,300 people are living with a heart or circulatory disease.
Speaking after meeting BHF, Stephen said, “I was pleased to meet with BHF at Labour Conference and hear about the state of heart health in the UK and East Ham. Our Government is dedicated to building an NHS fit for the future, and that includes improving outcomes for patients with heart disease from the low ebb that the last Government left them in.”