British Heart Foundation

"BHF" redirects here. For other uses, see BHF (disambiguation).

British Heart Foundation
AbbreviationBHF
Formation1961
Legal statusRegistered charity
PurposeHeart and circulatory diseases and their risk factors
Location
Region served
United Kingdom
Patron
King Charles III[1]
Chairwoman
Karen A. Frank[2]
Chief Executive
Dr Charmaine Griffiths[3]
Chief Scientific and Medical Officer
Professor Bryan Williams OBE[4]
Websitewww.bhf.org.uk

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is a cardiovascular research charity in the United Kingdom.[5] It funds medical research related to heart and circulatory diseases and their risk factors, and runs influencing work aimed at shaping public policy and raising awareness.[5]

In 2021, a study conducted by YouGov ranked the British Heart Foundation as the top charity or organisation in the UK by per cent of adults who hold a positive opinion of the organisation.[6]

  1. ^ "His Majesty the King appointed as our Patron". British Heart Foundation. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Karen A. Frank announced as the BHF's new Chair of Trustees". British Heart Foundation. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  3. ^ "BHF appoints Dr Charmaine Griffiths as new Chief Executive". www.bhf.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Professor Bryan Williams joins BHF as Professor Sir Nilesh Samani steps down". www.bhf.org.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b "British Heart Foundation: Charity Commission". Charity Commission. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  6. ^ "The Most Popular Charities & Organisations (Q3 2021)". YouGov. Retrieved 25 November 2021.