Early Detection of Heart Failure - “I now know the condition of my heart and what Heart Failure is…”

The Health Innovation Accelerator is focused on rapidly improving diagnosis and treatment in disease areas where early diagnosis can improve outcomes and save people’s lives - including heart failure, liver disease, chronic kidney disease, lung cancer, and respiratory conditions.
Greater Manchester is currently seeing cases of Heart Failure (HF) rise significantly, with communities across the region at higher risk than other UK areas. The disease is an escalating health problem across the country which is estimated to affect approximately 1-2% of the adult population.
To tackle this growing health issue the Early Detection of Heart Failure project - delivered as part of the Health Innovation Accelerator - is developing a new and innovative approach to detecting and treating patients at increased risk of heart failure across the region, and to help solve significant challenges for the treatment of this disease.
The project is recruiting local people from across Greater Manchester to attend Wythenshawe Hospital, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), for a series of blood tests and a Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging). These tests will help to detect Heart Failure at an early stage and will provide the local people who qualify for this research with a clear picture of their overall health care journey for the next five-years.
Eric who is a member of the Health Innovation Manchester Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Panel (PPIE) was made aware of the Early Detection of Heart Failure project and decided to find out more about how he could get involved in the study.
Following a consultation with the team, Eric realised that he qualified for the testing at Wythenshawe Hospital and booked an appointment to attend in June 2024.