NHS Health Check study estimates 2,500 heart attacks and strokes prevented over 5 years

(Queen Mary, University of London) The first major evaluation of the NHS Health Check in England, led by Queen Mary University of London, finds that the programme is effectively identifying people at risk of developing a major cardiovascular incident such as heart attack or stroke, and is estimated over first five years to have prevented 2,500 cases from treatment following the check, as well as helping diagnose cases of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news