NHS Health Checks have prevented up to 8,400 heart attacks and strokes The NHS Health Check programme prevented an estimated 4,600 to 8,400 heart attacks, strokes, or death from these causes during its first five years, according to an independent review* of the programme funded by the Department of Health, published in the British Journal of General Practice.
The NHS Health Check started in 2009 and is the first programme in the world to tackle prevention of heart attacks and strokes by offering a free check to every adult aged 40-74 years. OnMedica
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