Who we are
Why we are here
Welcome to Heartlink and our website!
Have a look round the site to get full details of what we do and our many activities
You can find help and advice about heart disease by clicking the link HERE.
We want you to join us, whether you need help yourself, want to help others or just want to get involved.
Heartlink is a local charity led by heart patients, for heart patients and their families. Based in Southall, Greenford, Hanwell, Ealing, and West London, we provide support and advice to those living with heart conditions, especially those undergoing or recovering from hospital treatment.
While clinical staff focus on medical care, Heartlink offers something equally vital, personal understanding and guidance from those who’ve been through the same journey.
We are deeply committed to raising awareness about heart disease risk factors within the community. By hosting educational workshops, health awareness events, and outreach campaigns, we help individuals identify and address common risks such as high blood pressure, poor diet, smoking, and lack of exercise.
Our goal is to empower people with the knowledge they need to make healthier choices and reduce their chances of developing heart-related conditions.
Our website is 'heartlink.charity'.
See the 'About us' section for fuller details of us and what we do.
Sukh's Challenge
Some brilliant news for Heartlink......
At our recent visit to David Lloyd Health Centre in Heston, we were approached by Sukh Ghosh, one of the personal trainers who works there. In September he is planning to take on the five-day challenge of climbing Mount Toubkal in Morocco which is North Africa's highest peak at a massive 4167 metres.
He has offered to use this as a Charity Challenge to raise funds for Heartlink and to spread awareness about heart conditions in the local community. A copy of the leaflet about his Challenge is shown with this news item.
As a personal trainer at David Lloyd Heston, Sukh specialises in Thai boxing and developing mental toughness for those struggling with depression and mental health problems. He tells us that his grandmother passed away from a heart attack. He has been inspired to undertake this to support Heartlink from talking to our Committee Member Kuldeep and meeting our team at the recent event at David Lloyd Heston.
Sukh attended our meeting at Ealing Hospital on 2nd of July to tell us all about his planned mountain trek He got a fantastic response and encouragement from our members & from our speaker, Heartlink Trustee Dr Harmandeep Singh.
We would like to express our huge thanks and admiration to Sukh in doing this for Heartlink and local heart patients.
Contact us if you would like copies of the attached leaflet to help get sponsorship - just use the form at the bottom of this page .
Please encourage and support Sukh by sponsoring him using the donate page on our website - click HERE.
Diabetes rate in Southall double national average
An analysis of the rate of diabetes in Southall, based on information from all Southall GP practices for the last two years, reveals a severe problem in the area.
On average the rate of diabetes in our Southall population is about twice the national average and for some areas is higher than that. Similarly, data regarding prescriptions for Metformin, a drug prescribed widely to manage diabetes, shows a 21% increase in prescriptions issued between 2019 and 2025.
Whilst many of us manage to cope with having diabetes, it is has a major impact on the health and lifestyle of individuals. It can lead to a number of severe health conditions and in particular, people with diabetes are three times more likely to develop cardiovascular disease. British South Asians are 6 times more likely to develop Type 2 Diabetes than white Europeans.
The data is contained in a recent article in the online paper ‘NW Londoner’ and includes information about the huge number of local sweet shops and an interview with local GP Dr Onkar Sahota.
You can read the full article HERE. (Heartlink does not take responsibility for the views in the article).
Heartlink's key aim is to raise awareness about diabetes and other heart related conditions in our local community – including particularly Southall. We provide information online and in booklets and leaflets, run educational seminars and promote a healthy lifestyle to help reduce risks.
Great reception at Central Jamia Mosque - Southall
In June we were invited to arrange for our Trustee, Cardiology Consultant Dr Nabeel Ahmed, to address the congregation before Friday prayers at Southall Central Jamia Mosque. His talk was focused on taking simple steps to reduce heart health risks and was very well received by many worshippers. Before and after prayers a group of volunteers ran a stall with booklets, leaflets and information and we were almost overwhelmed by the interest. A hugely successful event.
Sponsored walk a fantastic success
40 enthusiastic members and supporters joined our most enjoyable Sponsored Walk on Wednesday 10th June. We held our walk to promote healthy exercise and raise funds for our vital work of supporting local heart patients and raising heart health awareness. The walk was organised by our weekly Wednesday Walkers Group and many of the participants were regular walkers. We were very pleased to be joined by Mrs Midha, longtime Heartlink supporter and previous Mayor of Ealing, and our Trustee Gary La Touche, Ward Manager on the Heart Ward at Ealing Hospital
From the photos you can see that we enjoyed the walk from Greenford Centre through local parkland in Perivale Park to the Pear Tree Park Bistro, where we all had a good chat and refreshments. We were fortunate to avoid any showers.
Many members made big efforts to raise funds for us by getting friends and those who they know from our local community to sponsor them. Others donated via Kindlink on our website Donate Page. Although the final sum is not available yet, it is likely to be well in excess of £2k.
A key aim of the walk was to encourage more heart patients and others to take up healthy exercise and join our Weekly Wednesday Walkers Group. A number of those who took part said they will do that just that.
Our Wednesday Walkers meet at 10am every Wednesday at Greenford Hall and you can see more details by clicking HERE.
You can see MANY MORE PHOTOS of us all on the walk in our website PHOTO GALLERY – click HERE.
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Charity Walk for Heartlink 1pm on Sat 5th Sept
We are honoured and hugely grateful to the British Punjabi Welfare Association and their Committee for selecting us to benefit from their next Charity Walk on SATURDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER.
Please come along and join us as we walk with them.