People will be offered a health check when they have a top-up COVID vaccination or flu jab this autumn, under plans to save thousands of lives. NHS England said the health checks will cover blood pressure, heart rythmy and cholestoral levels and will be available at vaccination services, pharmacies and clinics. The move is part of the NHS Long Term Plan to help prevent more strokes and heart attacks, and make 'every contact count' by rolling out opportunities for health checks at times when patients already have other appointments. NHS chief operating officer, Amanda Pritchard, said: 'The hugely successful NHS vaccine programme has given us the opportunity to make every contact count by going out into peoples' communities to beat coronavirus while also catching other killer conditions.
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