The Health Policy Partnership

Lobbying Organisation The Health Policy Partnership

Date published 20 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Heart failure

Intended results A call to action for the European Union to address the growing burden of heart failure Equip and empower national advocates to engage decision-makers on heart failure and cardiovascular disease

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ed Harding

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (1)

Billy Kelleher MEP chaired the Heart Failure Policy Summit in November 2021 (Heart Failure Policy Summit: an online event dedicated to the heart failure policy and advocacy community, aiming to equip and empower national advocates to engage decision-makers on heart failure and cardiovascular disease in their respective countries. It was free to attend and open to anyone who is passionate about improving the lives of people with heart failure.)

Email (1)

Billy Kelleher, Maria Walsh, Ciaran Cuffe, Sean Kelly, Grace O'Sullivan, Mick Wallace, and Deidre Clune received a copy of the Action Statement on Heart Failure (Action Statement on Heart Failure: a call to action for the European Union to address the growing burden of heart failure. The Action Statement contains detailed policy recommendations for the European Commission, Council of the European Union and European Parliament, linking to existing and forthcoming EU programmes. )

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)

Maria Walsh MEP (European Parliament)

Ciarán Cuffe MEP (European Parliament)

Seán Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Grace O'Sullivan MEP (European Parliament)

Deirdre Clune MEP (European Parliament)

Mick Wallace MEP (European Parliament)