More than 7,000 people in South Derbyshire are living with heart and circulatory disease.
Last week at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester Heather Wheeler MP I showed my support for UK medical research by joining British Heart Foundation (BHF) scientists to hear how research is helping to save and improve the lives of the millions of people affected by heart and circulatory disease in the UK.
At the Conference, I spoke to the BHF researchers and raced around the special BHF track to learn more about the latest research projects and to find out why it’s important the Government continues to invest in science.
Heart disease is a devastating condition that affects thousands of people across South Derbyshire and many more across the country.
But with the public’s support, charities like the BHF are able to fund some of the world’s leading researchers, who work tirelessly to find the next major breakthrough that could help save more lives.
I’m proud of the UK’s world leading position on research as Government investment provides vital foundations on which charities and industry can build. Without it, their ability to fund lifesaving research and continue to make discoveries that transform lives would be significantly reduced.
The BHF is the largest independent funder of cardiovascular research and aims to spend around £100 million every year on world class research to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. I want to commend them for the vital work they do, and I’m sure the rest of South Derbyshire residents will join me in that.