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Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Calls for Urgent Action on Heart Disease as Deaths Increase

Deaths from Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD) in 2022 were up 6% on the five-year average in 2022 This increase indicates that decades of progress in reducing IHD deaths are in…

Daredevil Annemarie takes on the Aberdeen Abseil!

Annemarie MacLachlan, 69, lives in Inverurie where she works in the local Morrisons. A volunteer in the Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland store in the Aberdeenshire town, Annemarie took part…

Fashion stylist Svita finds community in beautiful Bothwell boutique

Svita Chernetska, a fashion stylist, buyer and boutique owner in her native Ukraine found her perfect volunteering role as a retail assistant in Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland’s charity boutique…

Fundraising heroes joined legendary former footballer John Harston for a round of golf

Watch the birdie! Pals Allan Jackson, Brian Millhouse and Donald Adamson hit the fairways of West Linton Golf Club with legendary former footballer John Hartson – and it was all…

Ayrshire Duo Host Football Fundraiser in Memory of their Dads

Lynsey McInnes and Asten Mathieson have a shared goal – to raise funds for Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland and awareness of heart conditions after both lost their dads to…

Andy bravely shares his story to help others during Aphasia Awareness Month

Andy suffered a stroke in September 2022 at the age of 52. He was left with aphasia. Aphasia affects 1 in 3 stroke survivors and around 2,400 people are diagnosed…

Walking Football Partnership Aimed at Improving Health Outcomes for Scottish Men and Women

Scotland’s leading health charity Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland has announced a partnership with Walking Football Scotland at Hampden Park, the home of Scottish football. The partnership will see the…

Celebrating our inspirational volunteers during Volunteers’ Week

As Volunteers’ Week 2023 draws to a close, we’d like to say a big thank you to all our amazing volunteers. We’ve had an incredible week celebrating with our volunteers…

Charity Celebrates Essential Contribution of Inspirational Volunteers this Volunteers’ Week

Ukrainian refugee Svita Chernetska (pictured) volunteers with Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland to give back to the community that supported her in her time of need. This Volunteers’ Week (1-7…

Charity issues rallying call to create ‘Aphasia Aware’ high streets

Calls for better awareness of the needs of the 46,000 Scots living with aphasia Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland is calling on high street businesses and service providers to join…