REDUCE-HF Diagnosis Innovation Workshop 2026: Shaping the Future of Early Heart Failure Diagnosis in Primary Care

Earlier, fairer diagnosis of heart failure 

Heart failure affects more than one million people in England and around 64 million people worldwide. Many people are still diagnosed only when they become seriously unwell and need hospital care, with people in more deprived communities often facing greater delays. 

New health technologies could help GPs and other healthcare professionals identify heart failure earlier, support treatment sooner, improve quality of life, reduce hospital admissions and enable more care closer to home. 

This workshop will bring together people with lived experience, community organisations, charities, clinicians, researchers, policymakers and industry partners to explore practical ways to improve early diagnosis in real-world primary care and community settings. 

What you’ll hear and discuss: 

• Current challenges in diagnosing heart failure earlier in primary care 

• Findings from REDUCE-HF using anonymised GP record data from millions of patients in England 

• Which groups are more likely to receive their first heart failure diagnosis in hospital 

• How deprivation, other long-term conditions and where people live may affect diagnosis 

• Access to blood tests used to help diagnose heart failure 

• How risk prediction tools and other health technologies could support earlier assessment and treatment 

• How patients, communities, clinicians and technology developers can work together to design fair and practical solutions 

About REDUCE-HF 

REDUCE-HF is a research study funded by the NIHR School for Primary Care Research. It uses anonymised GP records and co-design approaches with patients, communities and underserved groups to develop new ways of identifying heart failure earlier. 

The project is a collaboration between five universities, bringing together patients, GPs, cardiologists and researchers. 

The workshop is also supported by the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Community Healthcare, based within the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, which supports the development and evaluation of health technologies that improve care in community settings. 

Venue 

© The Studio Birmingham 

The event will be held in the Escape Suite at The Studio Birmingham, a central venue close to Birmingham New Street, Moor Street and Snow Hill stations. 

Accessibility: Escape suite is on the 4th floor with lifts and accessible toilets on the same level. There is a small side room where people can go for time out. 

Car parking is available at New Street and Snow Hill stations. The nearest disabled parking is on Waterloo Street for Blue Badge holders. 

Registration 

The event is free to attend, but places are limited. Please complete the Expression of Interest form to register your interest. 

We will confirm places and send practical details nearer the event. 

For enquiries, delegation arrangements, or to discuss reimbursement for involvement and travel, please contact Laura at ppi-reduce-hf-study@bristol.ac.uk.