Just 40 per cent of adults turn up for mid-life NHS health check aimed at preventing heart attacks… and GPs call to overhaul the ‘fruitless’ £165million-a-year scheme

Just 40 per cent of adults turn up for mid-life NHS health check aimed at preventing heart attacks… and GPs call to overhaul the ‘fruitless’ £165million-a-year scheme

NHS Health Checks see many adults in England aged between 40 to 74 called into their GP for a series of tests every five years, with family doctors paid up to £40 for each one they carry out. NHS Health Checks see many adults in England aged between 40 to 74 called into their GP for a series of tests every five years, with family doctors paid up to £40 for each one they carry out.  

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