Monday 14 September 2015

NHS health checks to 'piggyback' on fire safety visits

NHS health checks to 'piggyback' on fire safety visits

NHS boss said 670,000 annual home checks by fire services are ‘golden opportunity’ to relieve pressure on hospitals

Firefighters are to carry out health checks as the NHS seeks to “piggyback” on regular home safety visits, the head of the health service in England has said.

Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS England, said fire services’ 670,000 home checks each year were a “golden opportunity” to relieve pressure on hospitals. Guardian

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