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Cost-effectiveness calculator for point-of-care testing

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Introduction and link to calculator For many working on NHS Health Check programmes, point-of-care testing (POCT) is already a significant component of the delivery process. Nonetheless, significant numbers of providers around the country – particularly those based in GP practices – use pathology laboratory testing in favour of POCT. To assist commissioners weighing up the […]

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The beating heart of cricket: free health checks at cricket matches with Boundaries For Life

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Introduction and context Sport, in its many different forms, occupies a uniquely prominent place in modern life. Dominating broadcasting schedules and enjoyed by billions around the world, the impacts of sport reach far and wide, bringing together people from all different backgrounds in shared appreciation and support. This article focuses on an exciting initiative that’s

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CASE STUDY: Supporting Durham County Council’s NHS Health Check Programme

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Introductory overview Health Diagnostics supported Durham County Council (DCC) in the delivery and administration of the ‘Check 4 Life’ (C4L) programme, the local variation of the NHS Health Check for seven years from 2009 to 2017. DCC is a large county with both rural and urban populations. The lead provider that supported practices and that

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Communicating CVD risk: face-to-face contact and the NHS Health Check

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The current context In Public Health England’s latest NHS Health Check Programme Standards, published in December 2017, the question of risk communication is addressed in unambiguous terms. Despite the clear emphasis that these standards place on communicating risk in a face-to-face format, the team at Health Diagnostics have, over the years, encountered providers employing a

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Establishing cardiovascular risk with trans individuals using QRISK2

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  Intro Having supported England’s NHS Health Check Programme for around a decade, Health Diagnostics’ support teams have been exposed to an unparalleled array of queries from providers and commissioners. One of the more common (as well as more challenging) questions that our teams get asked is “when looking to determine a trans person’s cardiovascular

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Health Diagnostics win research poster competition at PHE’s 2018 CVD Prevention Conference

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Health Diagnostics are delighted to announce that our research poster was selected as the winning entry at Public Health England’s 2018 CVD Prevention Conference. This year’s conference took place at the Kia Oval in London and accommodated over 500 delegates, all of whom are involved in the area of cardiovascular disease prevention. Despite being up

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What’s on at the CVD Prevention Conference in London on February 8th?

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  With the 2018 CVD Prevention Conference taking place at London’s Oval cricket ground on Feb 8th, Health Diagnostics take a look at what you can expect from the event as well as from us as sponsors and exhibitors: What’s on the 2018 programme? This year’s event will be chaired by well-known GP and media medic,

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Welsh Health Board Integrate Healthy Heart Checks with Social Prescribing

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  Background and context Hywel Dda University Health Board, covering mid and West Wales, is the latest area across the region to begin offering health checks to eligible residents in a bid to help improve population health and tackle some of the pervasive inequalities that exist across the area. As part of the ‘Healthy Heart

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Imperial College London publish new research into NHS Health Checks

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An outline of ICL’s findings Researchers from Imperial College London (ICL) have found that community providers of NHS Health Checks are able to “effectively reach under-served groups by delivering preventive CVD services to younger, more deprived populations, and a representative proportion of ethnic minority groups”. According to the authors of the study, implementation of the

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