The HIIT utilises data on heart failure prevalence and outcomes from Hospital Episode Statistics, the Quality and Outcomes Framework, the National Cardiac Audit Programme, NHS Digital and Referral to Treatment data. The data is presented in relation to the Office for National Statistics Index of Multiple Deprivation, which is the official measure of relative deprivation in England. The tool is intended to act as an interactive resource for healthcare systems with a view to supporting local planning and decision-making around heart failure service delivery.

It represents a key example of putting the Novartis Health Inequalities Pledge into action, through a commitment to ‘collaborate with policymakers and healthcare systems to enable solutions that provide faster diagnosis and earlier intervention for those population groups who are at the greatest risk of ill-health and poor health outcomes’1.

The HIIT also seeks to support the goal of reducing health inequalities across the NHS at a national and Integrated Care System level, as articulated in the NHS Core20PLUS5 ambition of achieving improved health outcomes for the 20% most deprived population in England.