Yesterday we had the pleasure of attending the Cardiac Surgery School at the Royal Sussex County Hospital. It’s an event organised by staff for patients who are preparing for heart surgery. It features presentations from a former surgical patient and all the wonderful teams that patients will meet on their surgery and recovery journey (such…
This February, take action and prioritise your heart health. There are many ways to help keep your heart healthy, such as: Love your heart and make small positive changes today, they could make a big difference. Stay tuned! Keep on eye on our socials – we’ll be sharing some heart healthy tips over the next…
Exciting news! Brand new SHC tote bags are now available to buy from our online shop! It’s the perfect everyday bag – lightweight, durable and reusable and is proudly printed with the SHC logo, so you can show your support of the SHC when you’re out and about. The bags have been tested by the…
We would like to say a big thank you to Nick and Carey who are currently fundraising for the SHC. In 2024 Nick had a cardiac arrest and amazingly he has just completed an Ultramarathon – what an incredible achievement! Nick didn’t want the added pressure of fundraising while he was preparing for the race,…
Our Rescue Ready project has now been running for one year! Rescue Ready provides AED (defibrillator) and CPR awareness sessions to community groups across Sussex. Sessions are free and are available for groups of community members, or local clubs, groups and societies. The aim of the project is to empower local people with life-saving skills.…
A big thank you to the Cardiac Rehab teams and patients at the Royal Sussex and Princess Royal hospitals, who held Christmas fundraisers this week in support of the SHC. At RSCH everyone was decked out in Santa hats and Christmas tops for their exercise classes. Everyone enjoyed exercising to some Christmas tunes and there…
On Sunday, we had the pleasure of attending the Steepdown Challenge in Lancing. The annual race is organised by the Lancing Eagles Running Club, and we’d like to thank the club committee for choosing us as their nominated charity for this year’s event. Over 370 runners took part in the junior and senior races, and…
We would like to say a big thank you to Josh, who last week ran the Great South Run for the SHC. Josh’s Grandad was taken to hospital a few weeks ago with chest pains and after undergoing tests was admitted to the RSCH in Brighton where he underwent open heart surgery for an aortic…
Everyone at the Sussex Heart Charity was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Angela Brinkhurst on Sunday 12th October. Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with her husband Paul and their family.
The Sussex Heart Charity is delighted to announce that two more publicly accessible life-saving defibrillators are now available in Sussex. The project was brought to us by Juli, who had chosen to fund an AED for her local community in memory of her son Ewan. Juli’s family were devastated by the sudden death of Ewan…