British Heart Week is observed from 7 to 15 June. The reason for this observation is to spread awareness about heart diseases and help people get the right treatment. The British Heart Foundation is U.K.’s heart charity that founded the British Heart Week. Heart diseases are one of the country’s leading diseases that is responsible for every 1 in 4 deaths. The week-long observation is also a tribute to the medical professionals for their continuous research of the heart.

In 1961, heart diseases were the reason for more than half (51%) of the total deaths in the U.K. This is what led a group of medical professionals to establish the British Heart Foundation (BHF), the backbone of the British Heart Week, in the same year. The foundation aimed to fund resources for the research, treatment, and prevention of heart-related ailments. Click here to view our 'Heart Health' information.