Somerville Heart Foundation

What are We?

Somerville Heart Foundation is the only UK-wide charity supporting adults and young people as they transfer to adult services, with all forms of Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD).

About

The charity was set up in 1993 by Professor Jane Somerville who recognised the need for a charity for this new and rapidly growing set of survivors.

It is estimated there are over 250,000 people in the UK who have survived into adulthood, with now more adults having the condition than children as around 90% now survive as opposed to 15% during the 1950s and 1960s.

We are here to provide many of their non-medical and psychological needs so they can lead as fulfilled lives as possible, as well as campaigning to make sure the health services are there for their physical needs.

We are reliant on Donations to carry on doing this and need people to help us by Getting Involved.

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