Our Appeals London Heart Starters Campaign Donate Fundraise Join our mission to place defibrillators in the heart of every community. New data from London Ambulance Service reveals there are 150 neighbourhoods across the capital in greatest need of life-saving defibrillators. A cardiac arrest is when a person’s heart stops beating and stops pumping blood and oxygen around the body. It’s a serious medical emergency and without help the person will die. Bystander intervention has a significant impact on whether a patient survives a cardiac arrest because someone near them has been able to perform CPR and use a defibrillator to help. But new analysis from London Ambulance shows 21 neighbourhoods where there is no access to a defibrillator, and 129 neighbourhoods where there is limited access for the population nearby. Together, we can change this! Our campaign holds the belief that every Londoner should have the best chance of surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. We envision a city where families, shopkeepers, and neighbours are trained to deliver cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and use a defibrillator confidently so they are ready to help in an emergency. Four ways to support the #LondonHeartStarters campaign 1 - Make a donation and help us fund hundreds of defibs where they are needed most. Donate now 2 - Sponsor the campaign and fund multiple defibrillators. Contact Jessica Burgess, Head of Charity Development, for information. 3 - Host and becoming a guardian of a public-access defibrillator. Contact: [email protected] 4 - Fundraising for a public-access defibrillator. Start a fundraising page and get in touch for ideas about the best ways to fundraise for this campaign. Defibrillation within 3-5 minutes of collapse can produce survival rates up to 50-70% Our data shows there are areas where we need improved access to defibrillators Your donations will fund 100s of public access defibrillators where they are needed most About the campaign The London Heart Starters campaign will fundraise to ensure there are an additional 200 public-access defibrillators in unlocked cabinets where they are needed most. Our campaign uses a data-driven approach to identify defib deserts, small communities across the capital that have little to no defibrillators available to help save the life of someone having a cardiac arrest. We pledge to work with communities to identify defibrillator guardians, install public-access defibrillators, and ensure community members are trained in the life-saving skills of CPR and feel confident to use a defibrillator. About the data The London Ambulance Service has a database identifying the locations of more than 9,400 defibrillators across the city. The analysis shows that there are fewest in areas with the highest levels of deprivation and poorest health outcomes. The stark data shows that households in deprived areas are more likely to be in one of these 150 areas, with one central London borough having six times more defibrillators than those in some poorer neighbourhoods. In doing so, we will be working directly with these communities, so that this life-saving equipment is available to everyone. View 150 areas Funding needs Your donation to this campaign is the gift of life to Londoners of all ages, races, ethnicities, and genders. It could also be the gift to your own loved ones. Please give today! It costs just £1600 to fund and install a Public-Access Defibrillator and unlocked cabinet and provide training to a community that needs it most. All fully funded package public-access defibrillators and cabinets will include a label for the London Heart Starters campaign. If you would like special recognition for your group or company, this will incur an additional fee. Please get in touch so we can make arrangements to acknowledge your incredible contribution. If you are a business who would like to make a significant impact whilst meeting your corporate social responsibility objectives, please contact our Head of Charity Development, Jessica Burgess at [email protected], for our corporate sponsorship opportunities prospectus. The London Heart Starters Campaign is made possible by our proud partners and sponsors Partners Manage Cookie Preferences