Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
PEOPLE over the age of 40 are putting their lives at risk by not getting free health checks.
Fewer than half of the county’s 40 to 74-year-olds are attending the NHS checks, latest figures show.
The county council, which is now responsbile for the tests under its public health remit, said it is trying to improve take-ups which are used to spot early signs of diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, stroke and dementia.
Only 45.9 per cent attended tests in the 12 months from April 1, 2013.This is below a county target of 65 per cent for the test.
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/11...g_their_lives_at_risk_skipping_health_checks/
Fewer than half of the county’s 40 to 74-year-olds are attending the NHS checks, latest figures show.
The county council, which is now responsbile for the tests under its public health remit, said it is trying to improve take-ups which are used to spot early signs of diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, stroke and dementia.
Only 45.9 per cent attended tests in the 12 months from April 1, 2013.This is below a county target of 65 per cent for the test.
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/11...g_their_lives_at_risk_skipping_health_checks/