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Heart and Circulatory Diseases

This Cross-party group's purpose:

To act as a channel of communications between the Scottish Parliament and people affected by heart disease, healthcare professionals and researchers.
To identify areas for action in the detection, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in Scotland; the provision of recovery & care services in Scotland and identify any issues relating to out of hospital cardiac arrest survival, and to campaign for improvement.
To keep abreast of any new research and evidence relating to heart and circulatory disease and ensure that the medical research environment in Scotland is best resourced and placed to support research and innovation relating to heart and circulatory disease.
To monitor the implementation of the Heart Disease Action Plan, the Women’s Health Plan (in relation to heart disease) and the OHCA strategy for Scotland and work with the Scottish Government to ensure full implementation.

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Get in touch

If you want to get in touch, you can contact Amelia Lincoln

Address: Amelia Lincoln, BHF Scotland, The Cube, 43a Leith Street, Edinburgh EH1 3AT

Phone: tel:+441315613354 Find out about call charges.

Email: lincolna@bhf.org.uk

Involved in the group

MSPs, individuals and organisations who participate in and support this group.

Current Members

Karen Adam

Co-Convener

Party: Scottish National Party

MSP for: Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Constituency)

Alexander Stewart

Co-Convener

Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for: Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)

Non MSP Individuals

Jacqui Roche
Mary Galbraith
Sandra McLeod
Melanie McKenzie
Shirley McCulloch

Organisations

Edinburgh Napier University
Marie Curie Cancer Care
AMGEN
Astra Zeneca
Kidney Research UK
The Heart Manual
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI Scotland)
Stroke Association
Scottish Cardiac Society
Scottish Government
Cardiac Rehabilitation Interest Group Scotland (CRIGS)
Novartis
Heart UK
Cardiomyopathy UK
Wellbeing Alliance
Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY)
Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS)
Heart Research UK
Scottish Heart Failure Nurse Forum (SHFNF)
Cruse Scotland
Glasgow Caledonian University
Community Pharmacy Scotland
Sanofi Aventis
NHS
Scottish Heart and Disease prevention (SHARP)
British Heart Foundation Scotland
University of Glasgow
Heart Disease Task Force
Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd
ASH Scotland
Network for Inherited Cardiac Conditions Scotland (NICCS)
Bayer Public Limited Company
North Amarin UK Limited

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