USP College Hosted Free Heart Scans With Local Charity
- Posted 29 May 2025
USP College were proud to host two heart screening days at its Seevic Campus in a bid to help young people detect any hidden heart conditions. During the half-term, on 28 and 29 May, screenings took place in the Immersive Theatre, giving students and members of staff under the age of 35 to have a free check.
Screenings were funded by charity The Carli Lansley Foundation, who worked with CRY, Cardiac Risk in the Young, and checked 199 people, including students and staff members. Out of the thousands of checks the Foundation has funded in it's time, there have been over 120 further investigations into young people's cardiac health, potentially saving lives.
With over 3500 students at USP College, this initiative has raised awareness of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome and great work The Carli Lansley Foundation does to prevent heart issues going undetected. The charity’s foundations are driven by personal grief and a desire to help young people.
The Carli Lansley Foundation have previously worked with the College during Charity Week 2025, with students across campuses having attended sessions on the importance of having a heart screening and the impacts it could have on their lives.
The charity's collaboration with USP College is part of our strategy to reach the target demographic of 14-35-year-olds and raising awareness among thousands of students and staff. We hope the partnership will lead to increased participation in health screenings.
The collaboration between the College and the Foundation has been in the works for months, beginning when Student Engagement Manager, Kerry Amos, met Karl at a networking event. Kerry was touched by Karl's personal story of losing his wife to an undetected heart problem.
It's hugely important to be part of a positive initiative like CRY's heart screenings - not only because it will save lives, but it also helps people recognise they are not the only one with such worries.
Once I started working on this project, so many personal life stories were shared with me. It really brought comfort and hope to those impacted.
This project is just one of many initiatives that the College is involved in to support our members of staff, students and wider community.