3 Trusts. 3 Months.
Let's prove it together.
A personal invitation from Dr Eleanor Wicks, consultant cardiologist and Lifeyear co-founder, to pilot remote heart failure management - fully supported, clinically led, and at no cost to your trust for 3 months.
April 2026
Dear colleague,
I know your heart failure caseload. I carry one too.
The patients who get discharged on a Friday and deteriorate by Monday because nobody caught the fluid retention in time. The ones who miss their titration appointments because the clinic is booked out for six weeks. The HF nurses running at 150% capacity who still can't get through the follow-up list.
I co-founded Lifeyear because I got tired of watching the same pattern repeat. We built a remote cardiac monitoring platform that keeps patients visible between appointments - their weight, blood pressure, symptoms, medication adherence - all on one clinical dashboard, with alerts when something changes.
But I'm not writing to sell you software. I'm writing because I want to work with three NHS trusts to prove this works in your setting, with your patients, under your clinical governance. Properly.
Here's what I'm offering: 3 months of full platform access at no cost, up to £20,000 in implementation support so your team isn't stretched further, and my personal involvement in designing the clinical pathway with your HF team. We handle all the setup, patient onboarding, and technical support. Your team keeps full clinical control.
If it works, we'll agree continuation terms upfront so you don't lose momentum. If it doesn't work, you keep the skills, the data, and everything we've delivered. No strings.
I'm only doing this with three trusts because I want to be deeply involved in each one. This isn't a mass rollout - it's a partnership. I want to sit with your HF nurses, understand your pathway, and build something that actually fits.
If this sounds like it might be for your team, I'd love 30 minutes of your time to talk it through. No slides, no pitch deck - just a conversation between colleagues.
With respect and shared purpose,
Dr Eleanor Wicks
Consultant Cardiologist Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer at Lifeyear
What your trust receives
What's included
Everything you need to run a clinically rigorous 3-month pilot
Up to £20,000 in implementation support
A blend of direct funding and hands-on services - covering clinical backfill, onboarding, pathway design, training, and project management. We tailor the mix to what your team actually needs.
3 months full platform access
Complete Lifeyear remote monitoring platform for your heart failure pathway. Clinical dashboard, patient app, automated alerts, medication tracking. No licence fee for the pilot period.
Clinical pathway design with Dr Wicks
Eleanor personally works with your HF team to design the monitoring pathway, set clinical thresholds, and align with your existing protocols and NICE guidelines.
Full onboarding & patient helpdesk
We handle device setup, patient enrolment, app configuration, and run a dedicated patient helpdesk so your clinical team isn't fielding tech support calls.
Remote monitoring skills training
Structured digital and remote monitoring upskilling for your whole team. Practical, hands-on training that stays with your staff regardless of what happens after the pilot.
Pre-agreed continuation terms
If the pilot demonstrates value, we've already agreed discounted pricing for 12 months of continued use - so there's no gap between pilot and deployment.
Why heart failure, and why now
Heart failure admissions are rising, readmission rates remain stubbornly high, and every HF team we talk to is managing more patients with fewer staff. The new QoF heart failure indicators for 2026/27 - aligned to NICE's four-pillar treatment framework - are raising the bar again.
Meanwhile, the evidence for remote monitoring in heart failure is clear: earlier detection of decompensation, faster medication optimisation, fewer unplanned admissions. The challenge has never been whether it works - it's whether it can work inside the reality of an NHS team that's already stretched.
That's exactly what this pilot is designed to test. Not in a lab. Not in a conference presentation. In your service, with your patients, under your governance.
1 in 4
HF patients readmitted within 30 days of discharge
£3,500
Average cost of a single non-elective HF admission
6 weeks
Typical wait for HF outpatient follow-up
How the pilot works
Process
Step 1 - Conversation
30-minute call with Dr Wicks
No slides, no pitch. Just a conversation about your HF service, your challenges, and whether this pilot is right for your team. If it's not a fit, we'll tell you honestly.
Step 2 - Selection
3 trusts selected by June 2026
We'll choose based on clinical need, team readiness, and mutual fit. We need a clinical lead and an operational sponsor who can commit time to the pilot.
Step 3 - Setup (2-3 weeks)
Pathway design & team training
Eleanor works with your HF team to configure the pathway. We handle all tech setup, train your staff, and prepare patient materials. Your IG and governance requirements are met before a single patient is enrolled.
Step 4 - Live (3 months)
Patients enrolled & monitored
Your HF patients use the Lifeyear app to record weight, blood pressure, and symptoms daily. Your clinical dashboard flags deterioration early. We run the patient helpdesk. You run the clinical care.
Step 5 - Evaluation
Joint outcomes review
At 3 months, we jointly evaluate: admissions avoided, clinical time saved, patient experience, and team feedback. If it works, we transition to a 12-month agreement on pre-agreed terms. If it doesn't, you keep everything.
Is this right for your trust?
Eligibility
You're an NHS acute or community trust in England
You have a heart failure service with an identifiable clinical lead
You can identify an operational or digital sponsor
Your team is open to trialling remote patient monitoring
You can enrol 30-50 patients within the first 4 weeks
You're willing to share anonymised outcomes data for evaluation
Start with a conversation
Get in touch
Express your interest below and Eleanor will be in touch within 48 hours to schedule a 30-minute call. No commitment, no paperwork - just an honest conversation about whether this is right for your service.
Express interest
Questions you might have
FAQ