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Introduction Goals of care for patients with HF are to provide symptom relief, improve prognosis and quality of life, and prevent hospitalisations. Patients with HF are often complex, and multi-disciplinary input is recommended so that patients receive evidence-based treatments and maximise their quality of life.1 In the UK, the National Health Service (NHS) encompasses both hospital and community HF services, which work together to keep people living with HF supported and well-managed.2 Community HF teams provide specialist care for patients with HF, and community services are structured around outpatient appointments in healthcare settings

Introduction Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome due to a structural or functional abnormality of the heart that results in elevated intracardiac pressure or inadequate cardiac output at rest or during exercise.1 It affects around 900,000 people in the UK and poses a significant burden on the National Health Service (NHS), accounting for one million bed days per year.2 HF reduces life-expectancy with a one-year survival rate of 75.9% post-diagnosis and a 10-year survival of 24.5%.3 Patients living with HF also suffer from disability and reduced quality of life.4 With an ageing population, greater survival from myocardial infarctions (MI