Care workers will be trained to perform routine health checks – including blood pressure – in an attempt to slash NHS waiting lists by reducing unnecessary trips to the doctor. Staff will be ...

A digital version of the NHS Health Check offered to older people in the UK will be piloted in some areas of England early next year, according to the government. The Department of Health and ...

Workplaces in East Yorkshire can now host free NHS health checks as part of a pilot scheme funded by Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC). East Riding of Yorkshire Council, along with 47 ...

More and more people in Wolverhampton are getting their free NHS Health Check – with take up higher than the national England average. More and more people in Wolverhampton are getting their free NHS ...

Commissioning of NHS Health Check is fragmented and causing duplication of work, the BMA’s deputy chair has told a committee of MPs. Dr David Wrigley also warned that the move to do more Health Checks ...

Everyone aged 40 has been urged to "come forward" by the NHS - as free health MOTs and checks are rolled out. The NHS Health Check is a free check-up of your overall health. It can tell you ...

The trial is the first of its kind and comes as part of the government's plan to digitalise the NHS Health Check. Public health minister Neil O'Brien said the checks would "reduce pressure" on ...

More and more people in Wolverhampton are getting their free NHS Health Check – with take up higher than the national England average. More and more people in Wolverhampton are getting their fre ...