Huge change to the way millions of Brits get health check ups - here's who will be affected
The health checks will be done online instead with patients being required to complete a questionnaire, take a blood sample using a kit at home and visit a pharmacy to get their blood pressure checked.
The digital change is set to be tested in a pilot scheme in Cornwall with ministers hoping to introduce it across the country, the Times report. Minister for public health Neil O'Brien said: "The health check is crucial in preventing and identifying potentially life-threatening conditions, and this digital version will do just that while making patients' lives easier and reducing pressure on frontline services."
The NHS health check-up is offered to adults in England aged 40 to 74 every five years- provided they do not have any pre-existing conditions.
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