The NHS Health Check is a free check-up of your overall health. It can tell you whether you're at higher risk of getting ...

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 ...

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 ...

Social care workers will be trained to undertake simple NHS health checks such as testing blood pressure to help free up hospital beds. Other practices they will be encouraged to perform include ...

Commissioning of NHS Health Check is fragmented and causing duplication of work, the BMA’s deputy chair has told a committee ...

The NHS has urged people to make a simple check that can be completed at home, as it could reveal an increased risk of heart attack or stroke. Highlighting the free health assessment tool ...

More people in Bolton will be offered a free lung health check-in 2025, which aims to detect lung cancer at an early stage, making it more treatable. The checks are for people between the ages of 55 ...