We had anticipated a general election in 2024, and we now know that we will have a new Government in early July 2024. This provides us with the opportunity to raise awareness of cardiomyopathy with potential members of the new government. We can also publicise our messages on what could improve services and support to people with cardiomyopathy.
We are asking our community to contact as many candidates as possible as a way of getting involved in our campaign.
We have published a manifesto outlining our main calls to the new Government. We are calling for:
The cardiomyopathy community is a strong group, and we want you to represent people with the condition and to increase awareness among future parliamentarians. You can write to all, or some of, the parliamentary candidates standing in your constituency, tell them about your experiences of living with cardiomyopathy and include the manifesto in your email.
To make things a bit easier, we have produced some resources that you can use to engage your parliamentary candidates in conversations about cardiomyopathy. We have: