The British Heart Foundation's Response To The Budget

Commenting on today's Budget, Dr Charmaine Griffiths, Chief Executive of the British Heart Foundation, said:

“Today’s Budget leaves life saving research at risk, and does not give the NHS the means to clear the vast backlogs of treatment and care caused by the pandemic.

“Without Government support, charity-funded medical research faces devastation, and could leave a generation of young researchers without funding. This could reverse decades of scientific progress in developing new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat heart and circulatory diseases.

“NHS cardiac services meanwhile face a huge challenge, with tens of thousands of life saving operations and procedures delayed or cancelled. The reality is the health service needs more funding now and in the long term to restore and expand services so they are able to meet increased demand.”