Health MOTs at NHS vaccination services
Written by admin on Friday 25th June 2021
The NHS will offer a range of targeted tests including blood pressure, heart-rhythm and cholesterol checks when people drop in for top-up COVID jabs or flu vaccinations this autumn
NHS England have recently stated: 'With one stroke prevented and 37 people with irregular heart rates diagnosed for every 5,000 people offered heart checks at vaccination centres, it is estimated that more than 1,000 strokes could be prevented every year if everyone over 65 was offered an annual heart rhythm check'. More details are provided in the following NHS website news article:
The news was also commented on in the pharmaceutical press: