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Health MOTs have come under fire yet again with Danish researchers warning they are not cost effective and could actually be more harmful than beneficial, a sentiment that seems to be echoed by the Royal College of General Practitioners.
In a letter to The Times, researchers from the Danish Cochrane centre have accused the government of pressing ahead with the health screening programme despite a lack of evidence to prove its benefit.
Last year, an analysis of data involving more than 182,000 patients found that health MOT's appeared to have no impact on either the number of overall deaths or those from cancer or heart disease.
http://www.pharmatimes.com/Article/13-08-21/NHS_health_MOTs_under_fire_again.aspx
In a letter to The Times, researchers from the Danish Cochrane centre have accused the government of pressing ahead with the health screening programme despite a lack of evidence to prove its benefit.
Last year, an analysis of data involving more than 182,000 patients found that health MOT's appeared to have no impact on either the number of overall deaths or those from cancer or heart disease.
http://www.pharmatimes.com/Article/13-08-21/NHS_health_MOTs_under_fire_again.aspx