Local Assembly Member Paul Davies recently attended an event hosted by the British Heart Foundation to learn more about the impact that heart and circulatory disease has in Preseli Pembrokeshire. Mr Davies also had his blood pressure taken at the event, and took a refresher CPR course before discussing the British Heart Foundation’s research and the work that they are currently doing across Wales.

He said, “It’s estimated that 8,600 people in Pembrokeshire are living with heart and circulatory disease and so it was really useful to attend the British Heart Foundation’s event to hear more about the impact that this is having on local communities. I was also delighted to refresh my CPR skills and have my own blood pressure taken. Of course, research tells us that factors such as smoking and poor diet can contribute massively to the risk of heart disease and so it’s incumbent on all of us to assess ways in which we can minimise those risks in our lives. Small steps such as reducing salt in your diet or even adding beetroot to your diet can make a difference and so I hope that people across Pembrokeshire will consider making small changes such as this so that we can see a decrease in the number of people living with diabetes and heart and circulatory disease in the local area.”