Head of Public Engagement @theBHF. Love people watching and hearing your stories so get in touch! All own views Make every day count!

Joined November 2009
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I've been interviewed about my career and work leading the @CR_UK Regional Media Relations team for the acclaimed PR Resolution podcast. Why not have a listen?
What happens when an ex-Evening Standard journalist leads media relations at @CR_UK? You get TV-ready footage captured by the PR team! Listen to my interview with @MartMcGl on making the most of charity PR budgets on the #PRresolutionPodcast bit.ly/cancerresearchPR
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Research we’ve supported at @EdinburghUni has identified specific brain regions that are damaged by high blood pressure and may contribute to cognitive decline and the development of dementia. : bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/news-f…

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Did you know the genes that make a fruit fly’s heart are almost identical to a human heart? We've given a #research grant of nearly £300,000 to scientists at @uniofwarwick for a study of the tiny fly hearts to help understand human heart development. bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/news-f…

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Replying to @RoyalMail
One of our ambassadors is going the extra mile. Look behind the mask 👇
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📣@RoyalMail Group’s staff voting for their next national charity partner is still open! If you’re a Royal Mail Group employee, please vote for the BHF & together we will help transform the heart health of the nation. 🔗 bit.ly/3fIVkPv 🧵 1/2
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Later today, experts from the British Heart Foundation (@thebhf) will be on the #NewScientistLive Engage stage to chat about how the latest research is tackling heart disease Watch it online or get tickets in-person: tinyurl.com/ms6xxn22
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"Every pound that we raise is a step closer to getting the Heart Healing Patch research across the line." ❤️ Sanjay would like thank everyone that has donated so far. But, we still need your help to get his lifesaving research over the finish line: gosanjay.bhf.org.uk/
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📣 We need your help! We have the chance to be @RoyalMail Group’s next national charity partner. If you work for Royal Mail, please vote for the BHF and together our lifesaving partnership will transform the heart health of the nation. ❤️ 🔗 MyRoyalMail.com @parcelforce
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A #defibrillator at @PiltonVillage bought by #Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis saved a performing musician's life & lead to a wonderful partnership between @TheBHF & @glastonbury! Find out more about BHF research at #Glastonbury2022! ❤️ #CPR
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Join us tomorrow for our Live & Ticking event - Understanding Heart Attack. Prof Charalambos Antoniades @UniofOxford will be discussing artificial intelligence technology that can identify people at high risk of fatal heart attack years before it strikes: bit.ly/34PGJfE

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Want to know more about Heart Attack join us at our Live & Ticking event today at 4pm bhf.org.uk/liventicking

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Calling all @kpmguk colleagues! There's still time to choose BHF as your next charity partner! People with heart & circulatory diseases have been some of the hardest hit by Covid-19. Your support will help us give hope to families across the UK. Please share & vote for us♥️
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The @kpmguk staff vote is currently open and we’re thrilled to be in the running! If you know someone who works at KPMG, please mention them in the replies and tell them why they should vote for us! Your support will help heart patients across the UK - people like Zena 👇
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Watch the heart-warming moment our Winter Fundraising campaign star and heart hero, Leo, saw himself in the window of our Weston-super-Mare shop! Leo was born with four major heart defects and needed open heart surgery when he was just a week old. Now he's a local star! ♥️
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The @kpmguk Charity Partnership staff vote is now open! If you, or anyone you know, works for KPMG please spread the word – our beneficiaries have been some of the hardest hit by Covid-19. A vote for us is a vote for hope - for millions affected by heart & circulatory diseases.
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Today, the BHF has launched The Circuit – The National Defibrillator Network, which will connect more defibrillators with UK ambulance services. If you look after a defibrillator, register your device on The Circuit and help save lives. bit.ly/3jij8ZI
"Listen to The Ticker Tapes to hear:Real stories of people whose lives have been changed by heart and..." bhf.org.uk/informationsuppor…

Head of @BHFCymru, Adam Fletcher, will join Professor Chris George from @SwanseaUni at Swansea Science Festival to discuss BHF-funded research into abnormal heart rhythms. If you have a question you'd like to put to the panel please email conferences@bhf.org.uk by 7 October!
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“I was at home about to have dinner when I saw my mother take a call. She told my father it was the hospital. I put the spoon down – something told me it was the call.” Read about Mary's heart transplant performed by @TheBHF funded Prof Sir Magdi Yacoub soamp.li/gpKM