Heart Foundation under fire for ‘heartless’ ads

Its campaign says people who don't visit their GP for a heart health check don't love their family enough

The National Heart Foundation is facing an angry backlash over a “heartless” advertising campaign that suggests people who don’t check their heart health don’t love their families enough.

The latest in a series of campaigns to encourage Australians to visit their GP for a heart check launched on Twitter and YouTube on Monday.